Easier access to COVID\u002D19 vaccine boosters could be a way of addressing the plateauing rates of Canadians getting the shot, public health and immunology…
Matthew Miller, professor at McMaster University’s Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, said some may see the roll back of public health measures throughout the country as a signal that they no longer need to be as cautious about COVID-19 infection.
He said there was a sharp increase in immunization rates in Canada when governments brought in COVID-19 vaccination mandates. He said governments don’t have always have to resort to mandates to increase the uptake in vaccination rates. The answer can be eliminating barriers for some people. Figures from the federal government show that about 57 per cent of Canadians 18 and older are fully vaccinated with an additional dose, while 47 per cent of the total population have received the COVID-19 booster.
“Whether you call it the sixth wave or not ⦠there’s an increase which is being seen in most areas across Canada,” Tam said earlier this week.Miller said the most vaccine apathy is among younger Canadians and governments should do more to make booster shots easily accessible to that demographic. He said a report from Statistics Canada released last month showed that about 86 per cent of people 12 and older were willing to get a booster shot — a big difference from the percentage of Canadians who have received their third dose so far.Article contentHours of operation for vaccine clinics or pharmacies, lack of transportation to those sites and even having inadequate child care can play a role in the plateauing booster rates, he said.
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