Canadian seniors living in long-term care homes and other congregate-care settings should get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, Canada's vaccine advisory body recommends. A mother and daughter wait at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for long-term care residents in March 2021. Ontario long-term care homes have already started administering boosters, she said, and her group will be studying what happens with that demographic. (Evan Mitsui/CBC )"This is our opportunity to make sure that we're doing everything we can [to protect long-term care residents]," McGeer said. WATCH | COVID-19 vaccine boosters recommended for long-term care residents: NACI recommends COVID-19 booster shots for seniors in long-term care 1:58 Amid a global debate over COVID-19 vaccine boosters, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization is recommending third doses for Canada’s most vulnerable, especially seniors in long-term care homes.

Source: CBC News September 28, 2021 19:29 UTC