3rd dose of the vaccine: 12-17 year olds can make an appointment tomorrow

Young people aged 12 to 17 can make an appointment for their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Saturday

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Quebec has announced that teenagers will be able to reserve their place on Clic Santé starting Saturday to get their booster dose.

The decision follows an opinion from the Committee on Immunization of Quebec (CIQ)

Following an opinion from the Quebec Immunization Committee, children aged 12-17 will be able to receive a booster dose.
As for the rest of the population, the booster dose provides greater vaccine protection against the Omicron variant. https://t.co/cZv8D82rep

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The booster dose is recommended for young people at risk of complications related to COVID-19 or living in a closed collective environment.

All 12-17 year olds can also receive this third dose, if they have no contraindications.

The CIQ recalls that it recommends the Pfizer vaccine for this age group, due to a slightly lower risk of myocarditis.

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For adolescents who have COVID-19, Quebec recommends respecting an interval of three months after infection.

The vaccination campaign has slowed down over the past month. From more than 105,000 doses administered on January 21, we rose to 17,500 on Thursday.

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