N.L. reports 7 new COVID-19 deaths, announces 2nd booster dose for seniors and 1st for teens – CBC
Province reports 1st death of person in their 30s due to COVID-19
Apr 13, 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador will begin offering a first COVID-19 booster dose for people between 12 and 17 years old starting April 25, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said Wednesday.
Fitzgerald said the decision is based on the evolving epidemiology of COVID-19, recommendations made by Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization and the potential decrease in protection from vaccines over time.
People in that age group will be eligible for a booster when 22 weeks has passed since their second dose.
A second booster dose is also being offered to people who are 70 years old and up, people who live in communal living facilities and anyone who is 18 years old and older who is Indigenous or lives in a remote or isolated Indigenous community.
People who fall into those categories are eligible for their second boost 20 weeks after the initial booster has been administered.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/covid-nl-april-13-2022-1.6418087
