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Nova Scotia opens new booster vaccination clinics as Omicron wave hits province

Click to play video: 'N.S. pharmacists overwhelmed as booster vaccination eligibility expands'
N.S. pharmacists overwhelmed as booster vaccination eligibility expands
Thousands of people waited online to book their COVID-19 booster in Nova Scotia on Monday, as eligibility expanded to the 30-plus population at midnight. With pharmacies administering the majority of these vaccines, pharmacists are feeling overwhelmed with the workload. Amber Fryday reports. – Jan 3, 2022

Nova Scotia is announcing a series of booster vaccination clinics as health officials deal with the largest wave of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

Officials say new community clinics will begin administering booster doses tomorrow and that some testing centres will start offering booster doses on Monday.

The new clinics are in Halifax, Dartmouth, Wolfville and Truro.

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Officials say booster doses are open to residents aged 30 or older.

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They are also open to residents 18 or older if they are African Nova Scotian or Indigenous.

Nova Scotia reported 1,020 cases of COVID-19 yesterday and an estimated 6,439 active infections.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 5, 2022.

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