Booster COVID-19 shots coming soon for long-term care residents in N.S.
CBC
Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be rolled out to long-term care residents in Nova Scotia starting next week.
Dr. Robert Strang, the chief medical officer of health, made the announcement during a news briefing late Tuesday morning.
Staff at long-term care facilities will contact residents and designated caregivers with specific information about booster shots.
Strang said the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends that long-term care residents receive a booster at least six months after the primary vaccine series. Since long-term care residents were among the first in Nova Scotia to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the six-month window has already passed for most.
Residents in long-term care will have the opportunity to receive an annual flu shot at the same time as the COVID-19 vaccine.
Nova Scotia is reporting an outbreak of COVID-19 at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville, N.S.
Three patients in a non-COVID unit have tested positive for COVID-19. Two of the three cases are asymptomatic, and one person is in intensive care.
Nova Scotia Health is testing other patients and staff who have been identified as close contacts.
The province reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, including eight in the central zone and four in the western zone.
Fourteen people are in hospital with COVID-19, including four in intensive care.
There are currently 187 active cases of the virus in Nova Scotia.
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