Booster Shot

• U.S. is mulling shift to annual COVID-19 boosters. What about Canada? 

  A U.S. proposal to move to annual COVID-19 boosters could increase uptake if a similar policy were adopted in Canada, but it may be too early to make such a move, some experts say.

  Health

  Jan 27
  
• Is it too late to get a COVID booster or flu shot before the holidays? What experts say

  Experts are urging Canadians to get their COVID-19 boosters and flu shots even with the holidays nearing.

  Health

  Dec 21, 2022
  
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• Nova Scotia is offering Omicron targeted COVID 19 vaccine to residents 18 and up

  Public Health is recommending that everyone 18 and older receive the new vaccine, which is said to offer more protection than the first-generation vaccines.

  Health

  Sep 21, 2022
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• Omicron vaccine available to most in B.C. by end of October: top health officials

  In a joint statement, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix say B.C. is set to begin distributing doses of Moderna's newly approved vaccine as soon as supply arrives.

  Health

  Sep 1, 2022
• Canada to throw away more than half of expired AstraZeneca vaccine doses

  Canada also has yet to explain how it plans to manage millions of doses of both Novavax and Medicago vaccines that the country bought.

  Health

  Jul 5, 2022
• Canadians urged to get COVID-19 booster shots ahead of potential fall wave

  Federal health officials are urging Canadians to get booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in advance of a possible resurgence of the virus in the fall.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2022
• It’s unclear whether everyone will need 4th COVID shot, B.C.’s top doctor says

  "We do not yet know if all of us will need another dose of vaccine come the fall or if protection from the three doses will carry most of us through," Dr. Bonnie Henry said.

  Health

  May 10, 2022
• COVID-19 booster shots will be a focus going forward, vaccine makers say

  In the coming year, most COVID-19 vaccinations will be booster shots, or first inoculations for children, which are still gaining regulatory approvals around the world, they said.

  World

  May 9, 2022
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• COVID-19: Vaccine experts encourage Nova Scotians to get a booster as uptake stalls

  Nearly 65 per cent of adults in Nova Scotia have received a third dose of COVID vaccine -- a noticeable drop from the 87 per cent who rolled up their sleeves for dose one and two.

  Health

  Apr 28, 2022
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• Sask. Health Minister Merriman calls declining COVID-19 booster shot a ‘mistake’ as BA.2 rises

  With BA.2 on the rise and just over half of residents boosted, Paul Merriman encouraged all to get a third shot to protect themselves and mitigate impacts of a potential new wave.

  Canada

  Mar 29, 2022