The Grey Bruce Health Unit is identifying which groups of expanded vulnerable people are able to get a third dose of the Covid vaccine.
A release notes on Sept. 14, through the recommendation of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, and following the direction from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization, more groups of people will be offered a third shot.
These groups include, people undergoing active treatment for solid tumours, those who are in receipt of chimeric antigen receptor, with moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency, in stage three or advanced untreated HIV infection and those with immunodeficiency syndrome, and people undergoing active treatment of immunosuppressive therapies.
This is in addition to those who were already eligible like transplant patients, those with hematological cancers on active treatment, and people on an anti-CD20 agent.
The health unit says in the release, “a third dose will help to provide individuals in these groups with an improved immune response.”
The third dose will be available to those who have waited eight weeks after their second shot and will be contacted by their health care provider.
Those who are unable to get the shot from their provider, can ask for a form from them identifying they are eligible to receive the dose, where it can be taken to a participating physician to get the vaccine.
According to the health unit, local pharmacies are also now able to administer the third dose, in which appointments are able to made by contacting them directly.
Residents are also able to visit vaccine clinics hosted by the health unit, as no appointment is needed. A written provincial document must be provided however, and signed by a physician.
Details on local vaccination clinics can be found on the health unit’s website.
