N.W.T. changes plans on expanding access second booster of COVID-19 vaccines

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government says it’s changing its rollout plan for a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine due to limited supply of a vaccine targeting the Omicron variant in Canada. 

The territory said in July it planned to wait until an Omicron-specific vaccine was available before expanding access to a fourth dose, or second booster, to all adults.

Only those age 50 and older, as well as immunocompromised people who are at least 12 years old, can access a fourth shot in the territory. 

Health Canada approved Moderna’s bivalent vaccine, which targets both the original strain of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, earlier this week.