Presented by the BC Choral Federation – Friday, April 16, 2021 – 7pm.

Two healthcare professionals from the local choral community joined BCCF executive director Willi Zwozdesky on Zoom for an open and honest discussion of the COVID-19 vaccination program in BC. This session explored questions around the safety, efficacy, and availability of the various vaccines and an eventual return to in-person choral singing.

Dr. Carolyn Shiau

Carolyn Shiau is a laboratory physician at Royal Columbian Hospital as well as a pianist, singer, arranger, and video editor who has sung with Phoenix Chamber Choir for 5 years.  She has recently taken on a role as a physician lead for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Fraser Health and has been working to facilitate the vaccine rollout as both an immunizer and organizer.

Vaughn Chauvin

Vaughn Chauvin is a pharmacist who splits his time between his community pharmacy and his role as a Clinical Associate Professor in the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and has also sung with Phoenix Chamber Choir for 5 years.  He has recently been lucky enough to help the COVID-19 vaccine effort as an immunizer in both hospital-based clinics and Long Term Care facilities.