Over 50s can get a 2nd booster dose next week as N.L. pushes back against new Omicron variant
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says hospitalizations expected to increaseChief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald says anyone over 50 years old can get a second COVID-19 booster dose starting next Wednesday.In a briefing on Wednesday, her first since May, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said the new mutation — a subvariant of Omicron — doesn't appear to cause more severe disease, but it can evade immunity a little better.
She said the next wave isn't expected to be any worse than ones the province had seen previously, with hospitalizations possibly peaking at the end of July or into August. About 30 people are expected to be in hospital at the height of the wave. She said anyone looking to get their next booster dose should consider doing so then, when it may be the best time to add protection against the fast-spreading virus.
Fitzgerald's announcement comes a day after New Brunswick changed its vaccination guidelines to allow anyone over 18 to get a second booster dose, as long as five months have passed since their third dose.The change was made due to the emergence BA.5 which has overtaken the Omicron as the dominant strain of the virus in provinces like New Brunswick and Ontario.
"I know it has been a long two years, and we are all very tired of COVID and still we have to remain vigilant and do what we can to live with COVID-19," said Fitzgerald.
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