The Saskatchewan government announced effective immediately all residents aged 50 and older can receive their fourth dose (second booster) of a COVID-19 vaccine..The third dose is recommended to be four months or longer ago to receive the fourth dose..In the April 16, 2022, COVID-19 weekly update, residents who have received one dose of the vaccine sits at 85.5%, and 80.8% have two doses..Of the population over the age of 18, 51.7% received one or more boosters, which is only up from 51.5% the week before..Since February, all long-term care and personal care home residents and certain health conditions were eligible for the fourth dose..For the past month, the fourth dose was limited to residents ”over 70 or those 50 years and older living in First Nations and Métis communities or in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District.”.The government recommends a booster dose to provide “increased protection against serious illness, hospitalization and death.”.For those wanting a fourth dose, appointments are available with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Indigenous Services Canada, the Northern Inter-tribal Health Authority, and participating pharmacies. .Residents aged 12 and older are currently eligible for a third dose (first booster) after four months from their second dose..Children aged five and older can receive their second dose to be considered “fully vaccinated.”.For more information on third and fourth dose eligibility, see Saskatchewan.ca/covid-19..Chris Oldcorn is a Western Standard Reporter based in Regina.,coldcorn@westernstandard.news,Twitter: @chrisoldcorn,.Parler: @chrisoldcorn
