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High-risk people should get next COVID-19 boosters this spring, Ontario's top doctor says

Ontario's chief medical officer of health says people who are at greater risk of severeCOVID-19 infection should get their next vaccineboostershot this spring.

Anyone 65+, pregnant women, those living in senior homes deemed high-risk

Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, speaks at a news conference during the COVID-19 pandemic, at Queens Park in Toronto on Monday, April 11, 2022.
Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, is urging anyone at greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection to get their next booster dose of the vaccine this spring. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

Ontario's chief medical officer of health says people who are at greater risk of severeCOVID-19 infection should get their next vaccineboostershot this spring.

Dr. Kieran Moore says high-risk individuals include anyone age 65 and older, pregnant women and people living in senior care facilities, such as long-term care homes.

The list also includes people over 18 who are immunocompromised as well as First Nations, Inuit or Mtis age 55 and older and their non-Indigenous household members of the same age.

Moore says people in these groups are recommended to book aboosterappointment this spring if it has been at least six months since their lastCOVID-19 vaccine or infection.

Health Canada says people five years and older who have not received aboosterdose since Sept. 1 are recommended to do so if it has been at least six months since their last infection.

Moore released a report last month that stressed the need for Ontario to maintain public health preparedness ahead of future pandemics.