The Department Of Health Plans To Provide An Update On The Province S Vaccination Plan

Four provinces—Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia—allow people age 50 and older to receive them. Quebec is making second boosters for COVID-19 available to anyone 18 or older. And in Ontario and Prince Edward Island, residents can get them if they’re 60 or older. But in BC, Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador, non-Indigenous residents cannot receive a souvenir unless they are at least 70 years old, in almost all circumstances. Those who are Indigenous can get a second souvenir if they are 55 or over. The refusal to give a second aid to non-indigenous populations under 70 BC. creates a ruckus (see below). This also resulted in some BC residents heading south to Washington state to get a second booster. https://twitter.com/profamirattaran/status/1545170890962247681 On Friday (July 8), the Ministry of Health has scheduled an announcement on the province’s vaccination plan. Speakers will be Health Minister Adrian Dix, Acting Provincial Health Officer Dr. Martin Lavoie and the executive director of the COVID-19 vaccination plan, Dr. Penny Ballem. No word yet on whether they will relax the eligibility rules for second boosters. More