Crystal Pharmacy 麗晶藥房

12/25/2025

Don’t forget to spend time with our seniors

While we are all busy preparing for holidays, let’s not forget about our seniors. Holidays are especially emotionally stressful for seniors who live alone, especially those who lost their spouses. Decreased mobility due to health deterioration can lead to social isolation that are silent challenges for older adults, often leading to health issues like depression and cognitive decline.

If you have seniors in your family and you don’t live together, visit them on a regular basis, not just during holidays. If you live far away from your senior family members, call them on a regular basis. A simple daily one minute phone call (or a visit) can often already offer the emotional support and mental stimulation that keeps their world bright and their hearts lighter.

Regular check-ins remind seniors that they are valued and remembered, not left behind or forgotten. Engaging seniors in chats, sharing stories, or even learning new things together helps keep their minds active and sharp.

Don't wait until it's too late. Don’t just spend time with them only during holidays. The time we have with our parents is a blessing. Let's give back the love they once gave us without limit, making their days brighter and their hearts lighter while we still can.

12/25/2025

別忘了多花時間陪伴長輩

當我們都在忙著準備節慶的時候，別忘了家裡的長輩。對於獨居老人來說，節日尤其會帶來巨大的情感壓力，尤其是那些失去伴侶的老人。健康狀況的退化導致行動不便，進而造成社交孤立，對老年人來說是難以察覺的挑戰，往往會導致憂鬱和認知能力下降等健康問題。

如果您家中有長輩，但沒有住在一起，請定期探望他們，而不僅僅是在假日。如果您與長輩住得不近，可定期打電話問候他們。很多時候每天只需一分鐘的電話（或一次探訪）就能提供情緒上的支持和心靈上的慰藉，讓他們的生活充滿陽光，心情愉悅。

定期問候或探望能讓長輩感受到他們的價值和被惦記，而不是被遺忘或拋棄。與長輩聊天、分享故事，甚至一起學習新事物，都能幫助他們保持思維活躍和敏銳。

不要等到為時已晚。不要只在假期才陪伴他們。有機會能與父母共度時光時一種恩典。讓我們把他們曾經無私給我們的愛回饋給他們，趁我們還能做到的時候，讓他們的生活更美好，讓他們的心情更輕鬆。

12/19/2025

11/19/2025

細心，專業，詳盡
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11/07/2025

We will be closing on Nov 11th, Tuesday, Remembrance Day. Sorry for the inconvenience
我們會於11月11日, 星期二, 陣亡將士紀念日休息. 不便之處, 敬請原諒

10/15/2025

2025-2026 Flu/COVID-19 vaccination information

2025-2026 Flu/Covid vaccination season is now open for booking, earliest start day at Crystal Pharmacy is on Oct 16th

There are 4 types of government-funded flu vaccines this year: Fluad, Fluzone, Fluviral, and Flumist. Fluad contains an adjunct that enhances the vaccine's effectiveness in creating antibodies, and is reserved ONLY for those aged 65 and older. Fluzone and Fluviral are available to children aged 6 months to 65 years and older (note: the pharmacy can only provide vaccination to children 4 years and above). Flumist is the only flu vaccine in nasal spray format and is reserved only for children with a severe anxiety against injections. After vaccination, it usually takes two weeks for the flu vaccine to take effect and its effect lasts for around six to eight months.

This season's COVID-19 vaccines (Comirnaty by Pfizer, Spikevax by Moderna) is different from last year's. This year's formulation targets the new variant LP8. Like the flu vaccine, it takes two weeks to take effect and its effect lasts for around six months.

Both the flu and COVID-19 vaccines are very safe, and can be injected simultaneously at the same appointment.

Thank you for your support, every year Crystal Pharmacy experiences several times higher volume of phone calls/walk-in inquiries during the October-November vaccination season. To avoid overcrowding, we recommend:
- Unless it's necessary, let seniors and those with special health needs book appointments during the first 2 weeks of vaccination campaign (Oct 16 to Oct 24)
- If you call us but cannot get through, please try to call us at a later time. Or if no one answers, please leave us a message
- Please note community pharmacies can only provide free vaccinations to British Columbians. Non-BC residents can find a pharmacy that offers self-pay vaccines or contact their local municipal health units.
- The easiest way to book appointment with us is to go to the provincial government website. https://www.getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca or call the hotline at 18338382323. Of course, you can call us at 604433282
- As per BC Health Ministry, all Flu/Covid vaccination data must be registered on a provincial data base. Hence, please do not book your flu/COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the our Crystal Pharmacy website

10/15/2025

2025-2026 流感/新冠肺炎疫苗資訊

2025-2026 流感/新冠疫苗接種季現已開放預約，麗晶藥房最早開始接種日期為 10 月 16 日。

今年政府資助的流感疫苗有四種：Fluad、Fluzone、Fluviral 和 Flumist。 Fluad 含有一種增強疫苗產生抗體效果的輔助劑，僅供 65 歲及以上人士使用。 Fluzone 和 Fluviral 適用於 6 個月至 65 歲及以上的兒童（注意：社區藥房只可為 4 歲及以上兒童提供疫苗接種）。 Flumist 是唯一一種鼻噴劑形式的流感疫苗，僅供對注射有嚴重焦慮的兒童使用。接種疫苗後，流感疫苗通常需要兩週才能生效，效果持續約六至八個月。

本季的新冠疫苗（輝瑞的 Comirnaty 和 Moderna 的 Spikevax）與去年不同。今年的疫苗針對的是新型變異株LP8。與流感疫苗一樣，疫苗起效時間為兩週，有效期約六個月。

流感疫苗和新冠疫苗都非常安全，可以在同一預約時間同時注射。

感謝支持，每年10月至11月的疫苗接種季節，麗晶藥房的電話/上門查詢流量都會增加數倍。為免人滿為患，我們建議：
- 除非必要，先讓長者和有特殊健康需求人士在疫苗接種活動的前兩週（10月16日至24日）預約接種。
- 如果致電我們但無法接通，請嘗試稍後再致電。如果無人接聽，請給​​我們留言。
- 請注意，社區藥局只能為BC省居民提供免費疫苗接種。非BC省居民若想接種流感/新冠疫苗, 需自行尋找有提供自費疫苗接種的藥房，或聯絡當地市政衛生部門。
- 預約接種最簡單的方法是登入BC省政府網站 https://www.getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca 或致電該網站熱線 18338382323。當然，致電我們 604433282 預約也可以
- 根據卑詩省衛生部的規定，所有流感/新冠疫苗接種資料都必須在省級資料庫中註冊。因此，請勿透過我們 Crystal Pharmacy 網站預約接種流感/新冠疫苗。

09/29/2025

We will be closing on September 30th (Tuesday) for Reconciliation Day. Sorry for the inconvenience.
我們會於9月30日(星期二)Reconciliation Day休息. 不便之處, 敬請原諒

09/22/2025

2025-2026 Flu/COVID-19 vaccines Forecast
- The British Columbia government is expected to begin distributing vaccines to pharmacies, clinics, and community health centers in mid-October.
- Community pharmacies can only provide free vaccinations to British Columbians. Non-BC residents can find a pharmacy that offers self-pay vaccines or contact their local municipal health units.

Thanks for your support, Crystal Pharmacy receives several times more than usual phone calls and walk-in inquiries during the October-November vaccination season. To avoid overcrowding, we recommend:
- Unless it's necessary, let seniors and those with health needs book appointments during the first 2 weeks of October
- If your call to us cannot get through or no one answers, please leave us a message.
- British Columbians seeking appointments can call us at 6044332821, the provincial government's vaccine hotline at 18338382323, or the government website. https://www.getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca/s/
-Please do not book your flu/COVID-19 vaccine appointments through the our Crystal Pharmacy website.

We will share more information when we get closer to mid October

09/22/2025

2025-2026 流感/新冠肺炎疫苗預告
- 預計10月中旬BC省政府開始派供應給藥房, 診所, 社區衛生中心
- BC省民可免費接種
- 社區藥房只能提供免費苗給BC省民, 非省民須找有提供收費疫苗的藥房, 或致電所居住的衛生中心

承蒙支持, 麗晶藥房每年10月至11月的疫苗注射季節都會有被平常多幾倍的來電/到本店查詢, 為避免過度擠擁, 建議貴客們:
- 若非緊急, 先讓長者或有健康需要者優先預約
- 若致電本店時電話不通或無人接聽, 請留言
- BC省民想預約我們, 可電本店6044332821, 或省政府疫苗熱線18338382323或政府網站 https://www.getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca/s/
- 請不要在麗晶藥房網站預約流感/新冠疫苗

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