While Canadians are still knee deep in the trials and tribulations of winter, Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization is already looking to spring when it says certain groups of people vulnerable to severe illness from COVID-19 should get an extra dose of the latest vaccine.
B.C. will soon be rolling out an Omicron-focused COVID-19 booster shot approved today by Health Canada for all residents 18 years and older.
Public health officials said on July 8 that most adults under 70 won’t be eligible for a fourth shot until the fall. That’s when a new vaccine offering greater protection against the Omicron COVID variants is expected to be approved and available in B.C.
Osoyoos resident Ian Nidler has a bone to pick. He, like most Canadians, has done what was asked of all of us with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic over the weeks and months and through all its ups and downs, twists and turns.
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