Fourth COVID Booster Shot Now Recommended for Vulnerable Groups: Federal Panel

Fourth COVID Booster Shot Now Recommended for Vulnerable Groups: Federal Panel
People walk past a vaccine clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mississauga, Ont., on April 13, 2022. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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A panel advising the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on vaccines has recommended another COVID booster shot for certain vulnerable groups starting this month.

“Evidence suggests that a fourth dose of an original monovalent COVID-19 vaccine provides an increase in vaccine effectiveness (VE) against infection,” wrote the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) in a guidance report, released by PHAC, on March 3.