No images? Click here MEDICAL ADVISORY: COVID-19 Bivalent VaccineIssued by: M. Mustafa Hirji, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Medical Officer of Health & Commissioner (Acting) As we approach the fall respiratory virus season and an increase in COVID-19 transmission, the National Advisory Committee on Immunizations recommends that all persons age 12 and older be offered a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine, no matter how many booster doses of vaccine they may have previously had. Certain higher risk groups in Ontario are eligible to receive a COVID-19 bivalent booster dose now. The Moderna Spikevax bivalent is the recommended vaccine booster for patients 18 years and older, including pregnant and breastfeeding individuals, as it targets both the original COVID-19 virus and Omicron (BA.1) variant. Those eligible as of Sept. 12 include:
As of Sept. 26, all individuals aged 18 years and older will be eligible to receive a Moderna Spikevax bivalent booster dose. Persons receiving their primary series, or immunocompetent children age 12-17 seeking a booster dose should continue to receive one of the original COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. Booster dose(s) are recommended six months after a previous COVID-19 vaccine or a COVID-19 infection, but a minimum 84 days interval may be considered.
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