Updated COVID-19 vaccines will be available next week to the most vulnerable, higher-risk populations in the community.
Starting October 10, 2023, Moderna’s updated SPIKEVAX XBB COVID-19 vaccine will be available to the following groups:
- Pregnant individuals
- Individuals = 65 years of age
- All children 6 months to 4 years of age
- Individuals who are from a First Nation, Inuit or Métis community, and/or who self-identify as First Nation, Inuit, or Métis, and their household members
- Individuals 6 months of age and older with underlying health conditions per NACI recommendations
- Members of racialized and other equity deserving communities
- Health care workers and first responders
Those groups will be eligible for the vaccine as long as they have not had a COVID-19 vaccine or a confirmed COVID-19 infection in he last six months.
Flu shots will also be offered to those individuals during their COVID-19 appointment.
Both the XBB COVID-19 and flu vaccine will be available to the general public after the high-risk populations towards the end of October.
Appointment bookings at the WECHU for eligible priority groups is now open and can be booked online at wechu.org/cv/vaccine-clinics.
