Province OKs second COVID booster
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This article was published 06/04/2022 (1436 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The province is making second COVID-19 booster shots available to some Manitobans.
The groups that will be eligible for a fourth dose include residents of personal-care homes and elderly people living in congregate living sites (such as supportive housing and assisted living) with no age limit. As well, people aged 70 and older living in the community will also qualify for another vaccine, and First Nations, Inuit and Métis people aged 50 or older, regardless of where they live.
The second booster should be Pfizer or Moderna and given at least six months after their last booster dose, according to a provincial news release.
The second booster will be offered as early as mid-April and remain available over the coming months, based on the timing of previous vaccine campaigns for these groups, the province said.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommended on Tuesday provinces begin offering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to people between 70 and 79 and people from First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities.
Data indicates a second booster shot provides additional protection against severe outcomes, the committee reported Tuesday.
» The Brandon Sun, with files from The Canadian Press