Des purificateurs d’air ont été installés et il est possible de conserver son masque N95.
Afin de minimiser le temps sur place, les clients rempliront en amont les questionnaires de santé et seront en mesure de passer le temps d’attente post-vaccin dans leur voiture, à l’extérieur de la clinique.
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Montreal pharmacist Daron Basmadjian opened his doors Saturday to offer people with weakened immune systems a chance to get a booster shot in an environment that poses the lowest level of risk to the high-risk population.
« I really just wanted to offer a safe space for those types of people — people who have really been in hiding for two years and are afraid to go out and get their vaccine because they don’t want to go to a large vaccine centre where there’s lots of people milling about, » said Basmadjian.
Normally closed on weekends, Basmadjian will be opening his pharmacy up every Saturday to immunocompromised patients and those they live with. One patient at a time will be permitted in the pharmacy to get their shot, and they will be able to stay in their car during the mandatory 15-minute observation period to limit the amount of time they spend indoors.
Basmadjian says air purifiers and continuous CO2 monitoring have been installed in his pharmacy. Patients are also able to keep their N95 mask on if they have one, which they are not allowed to do in major vaccination centres in Quebec.
Going forward, Basmadjian says he hopes his initiative will prompt the provincial government to open clinics or offer time-slots specifically for immunocompromised patients.
Until then, patients are welcome to reach out to the pharmacist by email at basmadjianpharm@gmail.com to book an appointment for a Saturday.
« I’m going to keep doing this as long as I have to to keep these people safe, » he said.
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