The numbers are going up in terms of vaccinating kids and adults against COVID-19 in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.
As of Thursday more than 44 per cent of kids between the ages of 5 and 11 have at least their first dose while over 30,000 have been given the booster dose.
Health Unit officials announced a change Wednesday to Moderna doses due to no more distribution of the Comirnaty (Pfizer-BioTech) adult vaccine in Ontario until January at the earliest.
“We were informed recently that there were challenges with the Pfizer adult vaccine supply in Canada,” DeMille noted. “The provincial supply, which gets spread out across 34 health units, they weren’t getting any more (until the New Year)”
When it comes to the emergence of Omicron, DeMille notes some get mild symptoms and some end up in hospital with early data showing that the younger crowd seem to collect more of the positive cases.
As of December 18th, seven cases of the Omicron Variant have been recorded but DeMille adds that number could be as high as 15 the next time the portal is updated.
As long as a three-month interval has passed since your second dose, you can book your booster dose through the province’s online portal, through either the Thunder Bay District or Northwestern Health Unit‘s website or at select pharmacies.
