B.C. has started rolling out fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for seniors over 70 and Indigenous people aged 55 and older.
As well, those who are considered clinically extremely vulnerable are now eligible for a fifth dose.
The program is aimed at the highest risk groups who are now coming on six months since their first booster shot (third dose) and who may be experiencing waning protection, especially from the Omicron variant.
The announcement is in keeping with the guidance of Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), which Tuesday recommended the “rapid deployment” of a second COVID-19 booster shot
