May Resident Vaccine Clinics
Our team will be providing consenting eligible residents with COVID-19 booster vaccines and Tetanus/Diphtheria boosters in the next several weeks. Watch for a call from the nursing team regarding consent if your loved one is not able to consent for themselves. See the information below from the Ontario.ca website on COVID-19 booster and the Public Health Fact Sheet regarding the Tetanus/Diphtheria vaccine.
When you should get your next dose- COVID-19 Vaccine
It is recommended that individuals who are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 receive an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
It is recommended that you receive an additional dose this spring if you are:
- aged 65 years and older
- a resident of a long-term care home or other congregate living setting for seniors
- aged 6 months and older and are moderately to severely immunocompromised (due to an underlying condition or treatment)
- aged 55 years and older and identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Metis or their non-Indigenous household member and are aged 55 years and older
This additional vaccine dose can provide added protection that may have decreased over time for those at increased risk.
Individuals outside of these groups may choose to receive an additional dose if it is recommended from a health care provider OR they are starting or completing a primary series.
All other individuals are not currently recommended to receive a COVID-19 vaccine dose this spring and should wait until further recommendations are available closer to fall 2024.
Eligible individuals may receive a COVID-19 vaccine if it has been six months since their previous dose or confirmed COVID-19 infection.
https://www.ontario.ca/page/covid-19-vaccines#section-0
