Canada’s national immunization panel, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is recommending Canadians to get another COVID-19 booster this fall 2023 if it has been at least six months since their last vaccine shot or since last getting infected with the virus.
NACI announced Tuesday its recommendation to get the dose of the new formulation of the COVID-19 vaccine for people in the authorized age groups.
Additional doses are particularly important for people older than 65 years of age, residents of long-term care homes, pregnant people and people who are high risk due to an underlying medical condition. It also strongly recommended the boosters for First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, members of racialized communities and essential workers, they cited.
Offering another dose of COVID-19 vaccine starting this fall is expected to increase protection and will be particularly important for those at increased risk of COVID-19 infection or severe disease.
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