Nova Scotians 60+ now eligible to book a booster dose
Posted Dec 10, 2021 01:19:00 PM.
Nova Scotians between the ages of 60 and 69 are now eligible to book a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The province has also expanded eligibility to all frontline healthcare workers, including community healthcare providers who provide direct patient care, regardless of the interval between their first two doses, and all designated caregivers regardless of the interval between their first two doses.
This includes:
- doctors, nurses, and continuing care assistants who work in community practice or provide care in the home
- dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists and denturists
- pharmacists, pharmacy assistants and pharmacy technicians.
Proof of designation will be required.
Appointments can be booked online or by calling 1-833-797-7772.
Anyone under the age of 30 who qualifies is encouraged to get a Pfizer shot.
“The rare risk of myocarditis and pericarditis associated with mRNA vaccines appears more common after the Moderna vaccine than Pfizer,” the province said in a news release.
You must wait until it's been at least 168 days since your second dose of vaccine to get a booster shot.
Boosters have been available to people age 70 and older, those who received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and some frontline healthcare workers since November 23.
