Covid Vaccine Booster

• UofT COVID vax policy could boost uptake, but more needed to drive real increase: experts

  The University of Toronto announced that it was reinstating a vaccination requirement for those living in its residences and updating it to mandate at least one booster shot.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2022
  
• Should you get a 4th dose in Ontario this summer? Experts on questions to consider

  What questions should people ask themselves when deciding whether to get a fourth shot?

  Health

  Jul 14, 2022
  
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• COVID-19 boosters recommended this fall ahead of future pandemic wave: NACI

  The new guidance recommends boosters should be offered to those at increased risk of severe illness, and may be offered to all other Canadians.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2022
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• 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
• COVID 4th dose: Prioritize adults 80 and older, long-term care residents, NACI says

  NACI previously recommended that people who are 'moderately to severely immunocompromised' receive a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine six months after getting their third shot.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2022
• Some Ontario youth aged 12 to 17 can book a COVID vaccine booster

  The bookings open at 8 a.m. fFriday or those who had their second shot six months ago.

  Health

  Feb 18, 2022
• Canada will have enough vaccines for 4th doses if needed, Trudeau says

  The call with the first ministers came as COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations continue to surge throughout Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 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
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• U.S. CDC says all adults should get COVID-19 vaccine boosters as Omicron fears grow

  The update comes after President Joe Biden called for wider vaccination to curb the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, which was first detected in southern Africa.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2021
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• COVID-19 surge in Europe prompts experts to reconsider booster shots

  Many EU countries have already begun giving COVID-19 booster doses to their populations but are using different intervals between the first shots and boosters.

  Health

  Nov 24, 2021