On this page you can find information about:
What is COVID-19?
Click on the links below to find out more:
- Facts about coronavirus (National Geographic Kids)
- Coronavirus (BrainPOP)
- About coronavirus disease (Government of Canada)
- What is coronavirus? (Johns Hopkins Medicine)
- About coronavirus (WHO – World Health Organisation)
The COVID-19 Vaccine
How do vaccines work?
COVID-19 vaccines explained
How the COVID-19 vaccine was developed
How do mRNA vaccines work?
Vaccine Confidence Event with the National Institute of Health (2021)
What are the ingredients in the COVID-19 vaccine?
Pfizer Vaccine
Moderna Vaccine
AstraZeneca Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson
Mental Health and COVID-19
Wellness Together Canada
Created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wellness Together Canada provides easily accessible resources and support to Canadians everywhere. It is backed by the Canadian federal government, Kids Help Phone and many other organizations, and is free and available 24/7.
Visit site here.
Alberta Health Services – COVID-19 Mental Health Resources
From coping skills to real-time help, Alberta’s provincial health services has a resource page centred around COVID-19 and covers a variety of concerns for people all ages.
Visit site here.
Dr Dan Siegel – The Healthy Mind Platter
Approach mental health from a physiological perspective with Dr. David Rock and Dan Siegel’s ‘Healthy Mind Platter’ which provides seven daily mental activities for creating the foundation for a healthy mind.
Visit site here.
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
Easy to access and reliable links to self-care, workplace mental health and many others are provided by the CMHA, and is updated regularly.
Visit site here.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
These sharable resources on coping with COVID-19 are created by the American National Institute of Mental Health.
Visit site here.
FAQ
Click on the links below to see what some of the frequently asked questions (FAQ) about COVID-19 are:
- answers by the Government of Alberta (THIS LINK DOES NOT WORK – REMOVE??)
- answers by the Canadian Red Cross
- answers by the WHO
Additional links
Click on the links below for additional information on COVID-19:
General
COVID-19 and Pregnancy
- COVID-19 and Pregnancy (Government of Canada)
- Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine whilst Pregnant (Government of Canada)
- Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine whilst Pregnant (Alberta Health Services)
- COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy (Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada)
Vaccinations
- Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11
- COVID-19 Vaccines General Information (About Kids Health)
- Coronavirus Questions and Answers about Vaccines (Nemours Kids Health)
- A Parent’s Guide to Immunization Information on the Internet (Canadian Paediatric Society)
- A Parent’s Guide to Vaccination (Government of Canada)
- COVID-19 Immunization for Children under 12 (Alberta Health Services)
- COVID-19 Vaccine information for Children FAQ (About Kids Health)
- COVID-19 Vaccine information for Youth FAQ (About Kids Health)
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