The booster shots will be available at pharmacies first, then at health\u002Dauthority run clinics after Sept. 19.
More than 1.2 million doses of Moderna’s new bivalent vaccine are set to arrive in B.C. this month. That supply could be boosted by another 517,000 doses if Health Canada approves the Pfizer bivalent vaccine, which is under review.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
More than four million invitations will be sent out, with health-care workers and at-risk groups — those who are over 60, people deemed clinically extremely vulnerable, Indigenous people, and people who live in congregate living settings — first in line. The Moderna bivalent booster is designed to target the original strain and the BA.1 Omicron subvariant that emerged late last year, not the BA.5 variant currently circulating.
More than 12 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to British Columbians since the start of the pandemic.Article content
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