Ontario to release plan today for expanded 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose eligibility
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore will speak about when adults 18 to 59 can access fourth COVID-19 shots.
He’ll also speak about the province’s free rapid antigen test distribution program, which is set to expire Unlike Quebec, the United States and several other provinces, Ontario does not allow healthcare workers and non-immunocompromised adults to get fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine.includes residents of congregate care, a select grouping of immune-suppressive conditions, Indigenous people and anyone 60+.
Ontario’s epidemiologists are split about the value of offering a fourth dose now versus waiting until the fall, when federal health officials expect the country will face another wave of COVID-19 transmission.
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