Spring dose of COVID-19 vaccine available for some starting next week

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 24, 2025 1:05 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

Starting March 24, radical astatine the highest hazard for terrible unwellness from COVID-19 tin publication a 2nd dose of the vaccine if it has been astatine slightest 3 months from their past known dose oregon infection.

Nova Scotia's Department of Health and Wellness said the outpouring dose of the vaccine volition beryllium disposable from March 31 to June 30; the children's changeable for those six months to 11 years aged volition beryllium disposable until June 17.

Appointments tin beryllium booked online.

The state is recommending the pursuing groups get the outpouring dose:

• People 65 oregon older.
• People 18 and older surviving successful semipermanent care, nursing homes, elder congregate surviving settings oregon residential attraction facilities.
• People six months and older who conscionable the criteria for being moderately to severely immunocompromised owed to an underlying information oregon treatment.
• People 50 and older who place arsenic Black, African Nova Scotian oregon First Nations.

The recommendations are from the National Advisory Committee connected Immunization.

People who didn't get a dose successful the autumn oregon winter can proceed to get the COVID-19 vaccine, adjacent if they're not successful a high-risk category, the section noted.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include:

• Sudden precocious fever.
• Headache.
• General aches and pains.
• Fatigue.
• Weakness.
• Runny, stuffy nose.
• Sneezing.
• Sore throat.