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Jerseygirl May 29th 2021 3:49 am
Re: Coronavirus
 
Now they are saying the AZ vaccine which was due to expire on Monday, will be OK until the end of July. :rolleyes:

BristolUK May 29th 2021 3:58 am
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 13011931)
Now they are saying the AZ vaccine which was due to expire on Monday, will be OK until the end of July. :rolleyes:
Well that was a lucky break wasn't it? :lol:

Health Canada extends expiry dates for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines set to expire Monday
The Ontario government said Saturday that lots of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine that were set to expire on May 31 can now be used past their original expiry date following authorization by Health Canada.

“Health Canada has issued an authorization to extend the expiry date of specific lots of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from six months to seven months, following the review of submitted stability data,” said Alexandra Hilkene, press secretary to the minister of health.
Hilkene said vaccines which were set to expire May 31 can now be used until July 1.

Jerseygirl May 29th 2021 4:44 am
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 13011934)
Hubby said they would say that and they did. I am going to ask to see the expiry date when I get my 2nd shot,

vinegarboy May 29th 2021 4:55 am
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 13011945)
Hubby said they would say that and they did. I am going to ask to see the expiry date when I get my 2nd shot,
Meanwhile, here inside a federal DQF, we detainees are being served expired foodstuffs, and are being told by officials of the PHAC & by the Canadian Red Cross that the "best-before" date isn't the same as an expiry date, and so we have no choice but to eat what we've been given in here. So perhaps vaccines also have such BB dates...?

scrubbedexpat091 May 29th 2021 5:06 am
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by vinegarboy (Post 13011951)
Meanwhile, here inside a federal DQF, we detainees are being served expired foodstuffs, and are being told by officials of the PHAC & by the Canadian Red Cross that the "best-before" date isn't the same as an expiry date, and so we have no choice but to eat what we've been given in here. So perhaps vaccines also have such BB dates...?

You would think the federal government could provide properly fresh food. Even my local food bank doesn't dole out food past its best by date.

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 13011945)
Hubby said they would say that and they did. I am going to ask to see the expiry date when I get my 2nd shot,
No expired vaccine for me please.

vinegarboy May 29th 2021 5:30 am
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 13011954)
You would think the federal government could provide properly fresh food. Even my local food bank doesn't dole out food past its best by date.



No expired vaccine for me please.
The feds have actually sub-contracted their DQF catering requirements here to a private company which provides us with "halal" food (koranically blessed?), & they're apparently quite within health-safety-food regulations to save $$$ by serving beyond-best-before dated food to detainees here. And the Red Cross (who manage this site remotely) have asked us to be "understanding" of the realities inside the DQF.

caretaker May 29th 2021 5:40 am
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by vinegarboy (Post 13011968)
The feds have actually sub-contracted their DQF catering requirements here to a private company which provides us with "halal" food (koranically blessed?), & they're apparently quite within health-safety-food regulations to save $$$ by serving beyond-best-before dated food to detainees here. And the Red Cross (who manage this site remotely) have asked us to be "understanding" of the realities inside the DQF.
Where is this, in a hotel or something? I know someone who owns one of, if not the best camp catering companies around out of Calgary and he'd probably jump at the chance to bid on a contract in the south.

vinegarboy May 29th 2021 6:12 am
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 13011972)
Where is this, in a hotel or something? I know someone who owns one of, if not the best camp catering companies around out of Calgary and he'd probably jump at the chance to bid on a contract in the south.
The feds advertise all of these kinds of contracts on their 'BuyAndSell' website. Northern-style remote-location jobsite type catering would suit beer-&-ketchup boys like me far better than halal, haha.

caretaker May 29th 2021 6:27 am
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by vinegarboy (Post 13011986)
The feds advertise all of these kinds of contracts on their 'BuyAndSell' website. Northern-style remote-location jobsite type catering would suit beer-&-ketchup boys like me far better than halal, haha.
Nothing special about Halal meat, like Kosher butchery there are some protocols and a little blessing. I buy it when it's half price.

vinegarboy May 29th 2021 6:32 am
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 13011989)
Nothing special about Halal meat, like Kosher butchery there are some protocols and a little blessing. I buy it when it's half price.
Fully understandable economically / household budgetarily; I'd just prefer not to have to have somebody else's religion go down my throat while I'm in Canadian federal custody is all. Almost as interestingly, there's no Gideons Bible in here.

bats May 29th 2021 1:45 pm
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 13011989)
Nothing special about Halal meat, like Kosher butchery there are some protocols and a little blessing. I buy it when it's half price.
As you say halal and kosher meat is from animals that are ritually slaughtered. That means they must be conscious when they are hung upside down and their throats cut.

vinegarboy May 29th 2021 5:12 pm
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by bats (Post 13012076)
As you say halal and kosher meat is from animals that are ritually slaughtered. That means they must be conscious when they are hung upside down and their throats cut.
My God, how unkind & barbaric.

old.sparkles May 29th 2021 6:54 pm
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by bats (Post 13012076)
As you say halal and kosher meat is from animals that are ritually slaughtered. That means they must be conscious when they are hung upside down and their throats cut.
Not true - they must be alive. Most stunning does not kill the animal, so most halal is stunned before slaughter.

old.sparkles May 29th 2021 6:55 pm
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by vinegarboy (Post 13012095)
My God, how unkind & barbaric.
All slaughter houses are unkind and barbaric in my opinion.

caretaker May 29th 2021 11:50 pm
Re: Coronavirus
 
Originally Posted by vinegarboy (Post 13011990)
Almost as interestingly, there's no Gideons Bible in here.
Small mercies. To be in solidarity with you and the rest in lock-up I've just purchased a couple of big club packs of Halal chicken thighs and wings nearing their expiration date. I'll drag the smoker up from the basement and start checking smoked wing recipes. Looking forward to the full quarantine experience.


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