COVID-19: New bivalent jab OK'd, but experts advise taking first available booster when your turn comes

B.C. public health officials are encouraging everyone to take either of the two bivalent vaccines to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed this fall and winter

On Friday, Health Canada approved a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that targets the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the Omicron variant. While the earlier Moderna bivalent is believed to be helpful against those strains, it was designed to combat the BA.1 strain.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.

“Every single person in B.C. has the power to make a difference” in keeping hospital from being overwhelmed with sick people, Dix said. “Both bivalent vaccines induce a stronger and more-robust immune response and provide better protection against the Omicron variant and subvariants,” he said in a statement with Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer.Article content

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