Sask. expanding COVID-19 vaccination booster eligibility to 50+
CBC
Saskatchewan is expanding its eligibility for booster doses to those 50 and older, 18 and older in the north or living in First Nations communities and all health-care workers.
The government is also moving the interval between doses from six months to five.
Here's who is eligible for their third dose effective immediately:
"It has been observed that individuals may experience waning immunity due to factors like age or underlying conditions that impact the body's ability to mount a strong immune response to the vaccines." the Ministry of Health said in a news release.
The government said it will aim to have all individuals 18 and older eligible for a booster by early 2022.
People that have already received a third dose for travel purposes do not need a fourth, the government said.
The boosters will be available through the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Indigenous Services Canada, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority. People shouldn't book their third dose before they reach their five-month eligibility mark.
The Ministry of Health is recommending those who received two doses of AstraZeneca get an mRNA vaccine as a third dose.
It said those who received Janssen single dose vaccine are eligible for a booster dose two months after their shot.
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