2023-10-29 21:00:01
The province’s Minister of Health, Sylvia Jones, announced on Sunday the deployment of the vaccination campaign, inviting the population to keep their vaccination records up to date in order to be adequately protected during the fall and winter, i.e. period when respiratory viruses spread the most.
“Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and the flu is the best way to stay healthy and protect your loved ones and your community,” Ms. Jones said in a press release.
“Our government is making sure you have access to the tools you need during the fall respiratory illness season by offering free COVID-19 and flu shots in locations that are easy for you to access .”
Both the flu and COVID-19 vaccines will be available at local pharmacies, public health units and primary health care providers across the province.
The government has argued that it is possible to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and a dose of the flu vaccine at the same appointment, which is safe and practical for the population.
The province’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, also encouraged Ontarians to make sure they are up to date on their vaccination protection.
“Since the flu, COVID-19 and RSV will circulate simultaneously during the fall and winter, I encourage the people of Ontario to get vaccinated,” he said in writing. We are mainly talking about elderly people, those who are immunocompromised or whose state of health makes them particularly vulnerable to respiratory diseases.”
New COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna were approved by Health Canada earlier this fall and are designed to target the XBB variant of the disease.
People aged six months and older can receive another shot for protection against COVID-19 in Ontario if six months have passed since their last vaccine dose or confirmed infection.
In Quebec, the vaccination campaign began on October 10. As of last week, more than a million appointments had been made.
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