Nova Scotians 65 and up can now book bivalent COVID-19 vaccine appointments – CBC

Updated Moderna vaccine targets both the original virus and the Omicron variant BA.1

Sep 15, 2022

Starting Thursday, Nova Scotians aged 65 and up can book an appointment to get a dose of the updated bivalent Moderna vaccine.

This vaccine targets both the original virus and the Omicron variant BA.1 that emerged late last year and drove the largest wave of infection and hospitalization in the pandemic. Health Canada approved Moderna’s updated vaccine earlier this month.

The province’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Strang said in a Zoom call on Thursday this “fall dose” could help set up a schedule for getting COVID vaccines

“This latest fall vaccine is probably the first step into having an annual COVID immunization, like we do for influenza, at least for people that are at higher risk, but we didn’t know that for sure yet,” Strang said.

He added that the new bivalent vaccine may help reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in the province.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/bivalent-vaccine-appointments-moderna-omicron-booster-1.6583862

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