Ontario patients who take certain kinds of immunosuppressive drugs can now get a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine according to the original product monograph, according to the latest recommendations from the province’s Vaccine Clinical Advisory Group.
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Nearly 150 Ontario pharmacies, including some in Ottawa, started offering COVID-19 vaccines to all adults in hot spots this weekend.
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That government website lists 78 pharmacy locations in Toronto and Peel Region that now offer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to people aged 18 and older. In Durham, Hamilton, Ottawa, Windsor and York Region, a total of 58 pharmacies are offering the Moderna shot to anyone in that age group.
Posted: May 04, 2021 2:37 PM AT | Last Updated: May 4
A person gets the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at a mobile clinic in Montreal.(Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)
As cancer patients, organ transplant recipients, and other vulnerable populations start to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, some are turning their minds to the next one.
Those with a lowered immune system are wondering whether Nova Scotia s firm commitment to an age-based rollout will extend to the second dose. If they are going to go that [age-based] route, I understand it, said Karen Chiasson, who was raised in Cape Breton and now lives in Calgary.
A London, Ont., cancer patient says she faced a runaround trying to book an appointment for a second COVID-19 vaccination, even though her diagnosis qualified her to get a second shot four weeks after the first.
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