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sask. to make covid-19 bivalent vaccine available to those at highest risk

starting monday, the moderna bivalent booster, which is tailored to fight off the omicron variant, will be available for people 18 and older residing in long-term care or personal care homes, and other congregate living facilities.

by jeremy simes
published sep 08, 2022
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starting on monday, it stated the moderna bivalent booster, which is tailored to fight off the omicron variant, will be available for people 18 and older residing in long-term care or personal care homes, as well as other congregate living facilities. jenny kane / the associated press
the provincial government announced on thursday it will soon begin rolling out the new covid-19 bivalent vaccine, making it first available to those considered high risk of severe outcomes. starting on monday, it stated the moderna bivalent booster, which is tailored to fight off the omicron variant, will be available for people 18 and older residing in long-term care or personal care homes, as well as other congregate living facilities.
provincial officials will contact these homes directly over the next few weeks to arrange vaccinations.
starting on sept. 19, it will be available to people age 70 and older, as well as for people 50 years and older living in first nations, métis communities and in the northern service administration district. for these individuals, it will be available at clinics and participating pharmacies.
additional age groups will be eligible to receive the bivalent vaccine as more supply is received by the government. expansion of the program is anticipated in october.
earlier this month, the government said it’s expecting to receive 90,000 doses of the moderna bivalent vaccine in two separate shipments this month. more are expected to come later.
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the vaccine, approved by health canada, is a variation of the existing moderna covid-19 shot designed to protect against the b.1 strain of the omicron variant of covid-19. it is the first such bivalent vaccine for covid-19 approved in canada.
provincial chief medical health officer dr. saqib shahab, as well as other doctors, have recommended people get boosters as a way to help prevent severe illness or death from covid-19. some of the province’s top health officials have warned they anticipate another surge in cases this fall, propelled by the ba.4 and ba.5 omicron variants.
the province recommends people wait at least four months following their last covid-19 vaccination before receiving the bivalent booster.
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