COVID-19 Booster

• B.C.’s vulnerable urged to get COVID-19 booster as peak of illness season passes

  It will be available throughout the provinces at pharmacies, regional health-authority clinics, some primary-care offices, and community health centres. 

  Health

  Apr 8
  
• Spring COVID-19 booster vaccine available in New Brunswick for those at risk

  At-risk people include residents 65 and older, adults who are moderately to severely immunocompromised, and people living in long-term care facilities.

  Health

  Apr 3, 2023
  
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• 200 more Albertans hospitalized with flu since last week

  'Respiratory illnesses increase in the fall and winter, when people spend more time together indoors.'

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022
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• ‘Boost your defences’ ahead of winter viral spread, Ottawa urges in mail campaign

  The postcards were sent to six million households with an expected price tag of $1.08 million, according to a spokesperson for Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022
• COVID-19: Bivalent booster available to children 5 to 11 in London-Middlesex, MLHU says

  The vaccine, which targets the original coronavirus and provides protection against other variants, will be available at the Western Fair and through mobile vaccination clinics.

  Health

  Dec 20, 2022
• Novavax’s COVID-19 booster has been approved for adults, Health Canada says

  Rather than an mRNA vaccine, Novavax's version is a protein subunit vaccine, meaning it contains 'harmless and purified pieces (proteins) of the virus.'

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2022
• Dwindling demand for COVID-19 boosters puts price hikes on table

  A recent poll by Kaiser Family Foundation found that two-thirds of American adults do not plan on getting a COVID-19 vaccine soon.

  World

  Oct 20, 2022
• Western University pushes back COVID-19 booster deadline after bivalent vaccine approval

  Instead of Oct. 1, students, faculty and staff on campus are now required to submit current proof of vaccination to the school by Jan. 9, 2023.

  Health

  Sep 7, 2022
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• COVID-19: Pediatric booster doses available Thursday for London, Ont. kids aged 5-11

  Booster doses of Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine will be available for children aged five to 11 at the Western Fair District Agriplex as of Sept. 1.

  Health

  Aug 31, 2022
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• 18+ eligible for 2nd COVID-19 vaccine booster in Saskatchewan on Monday

  Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said COVID-19 is still spreading in the province, which is why the government is expanding access to the vaccine.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2022