Surplus AstraZeneca vaccine emerges in Nova Scotia – CBC
New eligible age group already asking for appointments
Apr 29, 2021
Some pharmacists in Nova Scotia say we’re about to find out how popular — or unpopular — the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is in the province.
Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, announced Wednesday the province is lowering the age for AstraZeneca eligibility to 40 years old.
His announcement comes at a time when there are 11,000 doses of the vaccine sitting in refrigerators across the province, with no appointments booked to get those shots in arms.
In many cases, appointments that were booked are being cancelled as those in the 55-plus cohort opt to wait for either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine.
