Canada’s vaccine advisory body strongly recommends boosters for all adults as virus resurges – CBC

Recommendation comes as country is seeing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases

Apr 12, 2022

Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now strongly recommending that all adults and immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 get a first COVID-19 booster shot as Canada experiences a resurgence of the virus.

NACI previously said that boosters for those two groups should be considered discretionary. Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam said Tuesday that booster shots will offer stronger protection as caseloads increase.

“It doesn’t matter where you are in Canada right now. I would advise getting that booster shot,” Tam told a press conference.

While NACI is “strongly” recommending that immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 receive boosters, it’s also now saying that all children aged 12 to 17 can be offered booster doses.

Dr. Tam said the recent surge across Canada has been driven by the Omicron variant and its BA.2 subvariant.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/public-health-officials-update-april-12-1.6416794