COVID boosters, flu shots and kids’ vaccines: Q&A with local pharmacist Charles Beaver
Earlier this month, the province of New Brunswick opened up eligibility to COVID-19 booster shots to include anyone over 65 whose second shot was more than 6 months ago. In addition, health care and school workers are eligible, along with people who are immune-compromised. People who received one or two doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine are also eligible, as well as people with mixed doses who need to travel outside of North America for essential reasons.
On Wednesday in Sackville, the Vitalité Health Network is running a walk-in vaccination clinic at the Sackville Visitor Information Centre from 9am to 4pm. The clinic is open to anyone 12 years and older, and is administering either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. But walk-in appointments are only available to those getting a first or second shot of a vaccine. For third or booster doses, public health is asking people to make appointments online.
In Sackville, appointments are bookable through public health for the occasional Vitalité clinic hosted in town, but people are also able to book online to get doses through the Corner Drug Store pharmacy.
Recently I spoke with Corner Drug Store pharmacist and owner Charles Beaver with some questions about booster shots and more.
Q: Both Moderna and Pfizer are available for the the third dose or booster shot. How do people know which one they should be requesting?
Charles Beaver: There are folks who want to have their third one be the same as the first two, which makes sense to me.… Continue