In light of comments from Health Canada, questions are arising over whether a booster dose could be considered as part of the full series of vaccines — and necessary for a Canadian to be considered “fully vaccinated.”
The consideration to add a third dose to the “primary series” in mRNA vaccines could also cause widespread changes to public health measures — including vaccine admissions to restaurants and other businesses.
Speculation on whether the primary series could be expanded to three doses of the vaccine came amid comments from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) and Public Health Agency of Canada last Friday.
She also said that researchers haven’t been able to observe the efficacy of the doses over long periods for the general public, but added that the NACI considers additional doses for people with underlying immune conditions as part of the “primary series.”
In a statement on Friday, Health Canada said that the government would continue to monitor the available data on booster shots for the general population and to “make additional recommendations, as necessary.”
“The need to administer booster shots to the general population is eventually likely, but not at this time,” read the statement.
The question for many conservatives will now be: how many booster shots will it take for the government to be satisfied? What started off as a simple request to stay at home for two weeks so we could “flatten the curve” has grown exponentially into permanent mask wearing, continued social distancing in public places, vaccine passports, mandatory vaccines for certain employees, and now a never-ending series of booster shots to combat waning immunity.
Surely it is time for Canadians to finally say, “enough is enough”?
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