Based on recommendations from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, The province will now be offering a second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine to an expanded group.
Elegibility now includes the following:
- residents of personal care homes and elderly persons housing congregate living sites (such as supportive housing and assisted living) with no age limit;
- individuals aged 70 or older who live in the community; and
- First Nations, Inuit and Metis 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. Based on the timing of previous vaccine campaigns for these groups, the second booster will be offered as early as mid-April and remain available over the coming months.
For most people, the second booster dose will be their fourth dose of vaccine. However, for immunocompromised people who received an initial series of three vaccine doses to offer stronger protection against COVID-19, the second booster would be their fifth dose. This dose should also be given six months after their first booster.
