High-risk groups can now book spring COVID-19 vaccination – CBC

Dose will be available from March 25 to May 31

Mar 18, 2024

People considered to have the highest risk for severe illness from COVID-19 can now make an appointment online for a spring dose of the vaccine.

The dose will be available from March 25 to May 31.

Those who are eligible to book for the vaccination include:

People aged 65 or older;
People aged 18 and older living in long-term care, nursing homes, senior congregate living settings or residential care facilities;
People who are six months and older who meet the criteria for being moderately to severely immunocompromised due to an underlying condition or treatment;
People aged 50 years and older who identify as Black, African Nova Scotian or First Nations.
Nova Scotia Health recommends people wait six months after their last COVID-19 shot or infection to get a vaccine dose, but a shorter interval of at least three months is allowed for the spring dose, the department said in a news release.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/high-risk-groups-can-now-book-spring-covid-19-vaccine-1.7147381

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