This comes as BC is seeing an uptick in the Omicron BA.5 variant, Deputy Provincial Health Officer Dr. Martin Lavoie. 1:25 The acting provincial health officer Dr. Martin Lavoie Explains BC’s Aid Plan Acting Provincial Health Officer Dr. Martin Lavoie explains BC’s aid plan Details are still being released, but officials say everyone 65 and older will get an invitation first, followed by everyone 12 to 64 in an age-based presentation. Story continues below ad Residents 11 years of age and younger are not eligible for any booster shots. Lavoie urges anyone over age 70 who is eligible for the second booster to get the injection soon. They would have been invited to do so. Dr. Penny Ballem, executive head of BC’s vaccination program, said Friday that they hope to have a vaccine for children six months to five years old approved by the end of July, and then those vaccine appointments will join other child vaccination clinics.
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The advantage of getting the vaccine this fall is that the new Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are expected to be more tailored to fight the Omicron variants, he said. Trending Stories
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Story continues below ad For those who have had their third shot, Ballem said the risk will be higher in the fall when COVID-19 circulates with other respiratory illnesses. “Fall is the best time to make your next shot.” However, Ballem said people who feel they need their second booster now can contact health authorities and they will receive the vaccine. 1:43 New Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 expected to become dominant in BC soon New Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 expected to become dominant in BC soon The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has already recommended booster shots this fall. While 2.8 million British Columbians have received a third dose of the vaccine, Health Minister Adrian Dix said earlier in the week that an additional 1.3 million people are eligible for their third dose right now in the province and have not yet received it. . In June, federal health officials urged Canadians to get booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine before a possible resurgence of the virus in the fall. Story continues below ad On June 30, Canada’s health chief, Dr. Theresa Tam, said the number of cases was stable or declining in most parts of the country. However, the highly contagious Omicron BA.5 subvariant is now driving another wave of infections. This is the seventh wave of COVID since the start of the pandemic and the third driven by Omicron, Canadian health officials said.
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In BC, more than 225,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are set to expire at the end of July. Another 430,000 doses of Pfizer’s Comirnaty are set to expire before Nov. 30, and nearly 40,000 doses of its pediatric vaccines will expire before Sept. 30. Story continues below ad
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BC is in the midst of a third wave of Omicron, which is expected to increase rapidly in the coming weeks, a COVID-19 modeling expert said last week. Dr. Sarah Otto, an evolutionary biologist and professor at the University of British Columbia, told the Evolution Conference in Ohio last week that the BA.5 variant is circulating in more communities once again and predicts that the third wave will peak sometime time next month. -With files from the Canadian Press © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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Dr. Penny Ballem, executive head of BC’s vaccination program, said Friday that they hope to have a vaccine for children six months to five years old approved by the end of July, and then those vaccine appointments will join other child vaccination clinics. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has already recommended booster vaccinations this fall. While 2.8 million British Columbians have received a third dose of the vaccine, Health Minister Adrian Dix said earlier in the week that an additional 1.3 million people are eligible for their third dose right now in the province and have not yet received it. . In June, federal health officials urged Canadians to get booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine before a possible resurgence of the virus in the fall. While the number of cases and other indicators are stable or declining in most parts of Canada, the virus remains in circulation and could begin to spread further during the fall respiratory virus season, Health Canada’s chief Dr. Theresa Tam said. on June 30. In BC, more than 225,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are set to expire at the end of July. Another 430,000 doses of Pfizer’s Comirnaty are set to expire before Nov. 30, and nearly 40,000 doses of its pediatric vaccines will expire before Sept. 30. BC is in the midst of a third wave of Omicron, which is expected to increase rapidly in the coming weeks, a COVID-19 modeling expert said last week. Dr. Sally Otto, an evolutionary biologist and professor at the University of British Columbia, told the Evolution Conference in Ohio last week that the BA.5 variant is circulating in more communities again and predicts that the third wave will peak sometime in next month.
