COVID Booster Shots

• B.C. spring COVID-19 booster program set to start in April

  In a slight deviation from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is suggesting those with no natural immunity get the booster.

  Health

  Mar 10
  
• U.S. CDC panel recommends COVID-19 booster shots for kids aged 5-11

  The advisers considered CDC data that showed protection from two doses starts to wane over time, and that boosters in older age groups improved efficacy against severe COVID.

  Health

  May 19, 2022
  
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• Canadian experts say easier access to COVID-19 booster shots is needed 

  Easier access to COVID-19 vaccine boosters could be a way of addressing the plateauing rates of Canadians getting the shot, public health and immunology experts say.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2022
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• 2nd COVID-19 vaccine booster significantly lowers death rate: Israeli study

  Israeli health officials have put out a number of studies on vaccine efficacy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic that have impacted policymaking in other countries.

  Health

  Mar 27, 2022
• ‘Booster hesitancy’: Poll shows growing rifts between double vaxxed and boosted Canadians

  About 41 per cent of Canadians over the age of 18 have opted for a COVID-19 booster as of Jan. 15, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2022
• Ontario COVID-19 vaccine passports will remain at 2 doses, Premier Doug Ford says

  When asked by a reporter if Ontario would update the vaccine certificate requirement to include three doses, Premier Doug Ford said 'not right at this point.'

  Health

  Jan 20, 2022
• 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose: What’s the science behind another booster?

  An additional dose can increase protection for the immunocompromised but it’s too early to give the general population a fourth COVID-19 shot, experts say.

  Health

  Jan 9, 2022
• 2,000 bookings made in 1st hour in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph for 50+ COVID-19 booster

  Residents 50 and older who received their second COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago became eligible for a booster dose on Monday morning.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2021
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• U.S. expands Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to 16 and 17-year-olds

  The authorization comes a day after Pfizer released data suggesting that COVID-19 booster shots could be key to protection against infection from the new Omicron variant.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2021
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• Why exempt U.S. from new travel restrictions? Feds point to low Omicron transmission

  According to the new travel rules, anyone coming into Canada from a country other than the U.S. will have to be tested for COVID on arrival, then isolate and await their results.

  Politics

  Dec 5, 2021