The province is opening up appointments to more Nova Scotians to book a COVID-19 booster dose.
Nova Scotia is expanding the eligibility to include anyone over the age of 60.
Eligibility has also been expanded to include all frontline healthcare workers, including community healthcare providers who provide direct patient care, regardless of the interval between their first two doses, and all designated caregivers regardless of the interval between their first two doses.
Providers include the following, and they will need to provide proof of designation.
- Doctors, nurses, and continuing care assistants who work in community practice or provide care in the home
- Dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists and denturists
- Pharmacists, pharmacy assistants and pharmacy technicians.
Six months must also have passed since your first round of shots.
Previously, appointments were open to residents over the age of 70, those who received two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and some frontline healthcare workers.
Anyone under the age of 30 who is eligible is encouraged to get Pfizer.
“The rare risk of myocarditis and pericarditis associated with mRNA vaccines appears more common after the Moderna vaccine,” a news release says.
You can schedule an appointment online or call 1-833-797-7772.
