“Starting next week we’ll be offering both vaccines here, COVID as well as flu, so you can book those through the Get Vaccinated system.”
Adults can choose between the bivalent Moderna vaccine, designed to offer better protection against Omicron variants of COVID-19.
Non-mRNA vaccine booster options are also available.
For youth ages five to 17, Moderna or Pfizer mRNA vaccines are offered.
Chang said the NNTC clinic is planned to be open indefinitely based on demand throughout the fall.
“We’re pretty good at this now, we’ve been doing it for well over a year, we were pretty ready to just jump back in and get going.”
She said the first two days of their booster shot campaign were fully booked.
More information on COVID-19 vaccines and necessary registrations for appointments can be found on the province’s Get Vaccinated website.
COVID fall booster appointments can also be booked online with a participating pharmacy across the province. ‘
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