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2nd COVID-19 vaccine booster dose now available to Sask. residents 70 and older

Beginning Monday, all Saskatchewan residents who are 70 and older can receive their fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, along with all residents of First Nations communities and the Northern Service Administration District who are 50 and older.

People 50 and older in First Nations communities, northern district can also receive dose

Laura Sciarpelletti · CBC News ·
A person draws out a Moderna dose during a drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ont.
Beginning Monday, all Saskatchewan residents who are 70 and older can receive their fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, along with all residents of First Nations communities and the Northern Service Administration District who are 50 and older. (Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press)

As the province continues to grapple with COVID-19, it is offering the second dose of the booster shot to some residents. 

Beginning Monday, all Saskatchewan residents who are 70 and older can receive their fourth dose of a vaccine, along with all residents of First Nations communities and the Northern Service Administration District who are 50 and older.

This is in addition to those in long-term care homes and people with underlying health conditions. 

Interval times between booster doses have been updated to four months instead of five.

The province anticipates the fourth dose could be open to all people 50 and older by the first week of May. Meanwhile, all Saskatchewan residents 12 years and older are eligible to receive their third dose.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Laura Sciarpelletti

Journalist & Radio Columnist

Laura is a journalist for CBC Saskatchewan. She is also the community reporter for CBC's virtual road trip series Land of Living Stories and host of the arts and culture radio column Queen City Scene Setter, which airs on CBC's The Morning Edition. Laura previously worked for CBC Vancouver. Some of her former work has appeared in the Globe and Mail, NYLON Magazine, VICE Canada and The Tyee. Laura specializes in human interest, arts and health care coverage. She holds a master of journalism degree from the University of British Columbia. Send Laura news tips at laura.sciarpelletti@cbc.ca

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