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Friday, April 7, 2023

A renewed COVID vaccine call for area seniors, immunocompromised - The London Free Press

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We may want to forget about COVID-19 and move on from the pandemic, but the virus is still hanging around, begging for attention.

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This week, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, based on advice from Health Canada and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, recommended people considered to be high-risk should get their next booster shot this spring.

The Middlesex-London Health Unit has followed up with its plan to make boosters available immediately to high-risk groups.

Targeted are people older than 65, residents of long-term care homes and retirement homes, those older than 18 with complex medical care needs and who live in congregate care settings, pregnant women, adults who are moderately to severely immunocompromised and Indigenous people older than 55, along with any non-Indigenous household members older than 55.

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People in those categories should get a booster, provided it’s been at least six months since their last dose and they haven’t had a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the last six months.

The same goes for anyone five or older older who hasn’t had a COVID-19 infection in the last six months, and who haven’t received a shot since Sept. 1, 2022.

The health unit said anyone who has received a dose since Sept. 1, 2022 doesn’t need an additional dose, but the public should expect updated guidance as we get closer to fall.

Vaccination appointments can be booked at www.covidvaccinelm.ca or by calling 226-289-3560, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The health unit’s clinics are closed from April 7 to 10.

Booster shots also available at local pharmacies.

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