The COVID-19 Booster Vaccine is Important in Reducing the Risk of Severe Illness with COVID-19 Infection – FNHA
Feb 15, 2022
More than a year after the COVID-19 vaccines became available to First Nations people in BC, most of us have chosen to add this extra level of protection against the pandemic.
As of Feb. 6, more than 82 per cent of First Nations people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while a further 76 per cent are fully vaccinated with both doses.
“Although more people are getting vaccinated every day—first dose, second dose—fewer people than we would hope have gone to get their booster dose,” said Dr. Shannon McDonald, FNHA Chief Medical Officer.
Despite booster shots becoming available as early as September 2021 for First Nations individuals 18 and over who are six months past their second dose, only one in three have opted to get their booster.
