That\u0027s when risk for respiratory infections is highest, said Dr. Penny Ballem.
B.C. health officials will be rolling out a vaccination campaign for second booster shots for millions of British Columbians age 12 and older in the fall, even as the province’sB.C. plans to offer this second round of booster shots to the general population starting in September, following the recommendation of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization and possibly using bivalent vaccines manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna which are currently awaiting regulatory approval by Health Canada.
Like previous campaigns, the fall booster campaign will be rolled out largely based on age and prioritize people who need it most. Current vaccines are not tailored to the dominant COVID-19 Omicron variant, while the bivalent vaccines — both mRNA vaccines — likely to be available in the fall are designed to be effective against the original strain as well as the Omicron strain.Article content
The logistics of rolling out a fourth booster to those 12 and older will likely take months, he said, and B.C. will need to re-open convention centres and arenas to accommodate the numbers.Article content Lavoie said people still have a role to play to help curb transmission of COVID-19, including washing their hands, keeping their distance, and wearing masks, even though none of these measures are mandated in B.C.
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