Immunocompromised
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High-risk people should get next COVID boosters this spring: Ontario’s top doctorOntario's chief medical officer of health says people who are at greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection should get their next vaccine booster shot this spring.HealthApr 6, 2023
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Montreal public health director issues letter encouraging Quebec teens to get COVID-19 booster shotsMontreal's public health director issued a letter to parents of 12- to 17-year-old children to encourage those with weakened immune systems to get their booster shots.CanadaApr 27, 2022
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U.S. FDA authorizes 2nd COVID-19 booster for older AmericansThe Food and Drug Administration's decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines to people age 50 and older at least four months after their previous booster.HealthMar 29, 2022
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COVID-19: Immunocompromised Quebecers say they have been ‘forgotten’ by governmentQuebec is lifting more restrictions, including the mask mandate. Immunocompromised Quebecers say without masks, they are more at risk.HealthMar 4, 2022
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Why we need to ‘learn to live’ with COVID-19, according to doctors and immunocompromised patients'This year we had Omicron, last year we had Delta; what is it going to be next year and how are we going to respond to it? We need to have a broader strategic plan.'CanadaFeb 26, 2022
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Montreal pharmacist helps the immunocompromised get fourth COVID-19 shotFor the immunocompromised getting the COVID-19 vaccine is essential. One Montreal pharmacist is offering a safe space to get it.HealthJan 22, 2022
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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.HealthJan 9, 2022
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Regina couple with cystic fibrosis ‘frustrated’ with province’s handling of COVID-19 pandemicCassandra and Dillon Bumpus have been in isolation since March 2020 due to their life-long and incurable diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.HealthNov 2, 2021
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Immunocompromised may need a 4th COVID-19 vaccine booster, CDC saysAnyone eligible for the additional COVID-19 booster should wait at least six months between their third and fourth shot, the CDC said.HealthOct 27, 2021
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COVID-19: N.B. now offering 3rd vaccine dose to immunocompromised peopleThe province is reporting 52 new cases on Thursday. There are now 574 active cases in the province.HealthSep 23, 2021
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