Quebec public health officials are recommending to Premier François Legault’s government that people under 60 years of age should not receive boosters, CBC reports.
On Jan. 18, Radio-Canada reported that under a new vaccination strategy from the Quebec Immunization Committee, which has not yet been approved by the government, booster doses will continue to be offered free to residents who want them, but would only be recommended for certain groups.
CBC quotes a source who took part in the recommendations as saying, “We don’t really want people under 60 to get a dose every six months.”
The Health Ministry is considering recommendations to provide COVID-19 boosters six months after receiving a second shot in the series only to those the government deems at risk of complications. They include residents of long-term care facilities, immunocompromised people, dialysis patients, health-care workers, pregnant women and adults living remotely, or individuals who have never had COVID….