Health Canada approved on Friday the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the Omicron variant.
Last Updated Friday, October 7, 2022 5:45PM EDT
“And that'll help you in terms of serious illness protection, but it will also give you some protection, especially in the short term against potentially getting infected with COVID.” Given the slowing uptake of boosters in Canada, 11 million doses will likely be more than enough to give a booster to those who want one.
Sharma said there isn't a lot of difference between the results of being boosted with one or the other, even though BA.4 and BA.5 are the dominant strains in circulation now.
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