Starting Oct. 17, Saskatchewan residents 12 years and older may receive the Pfizer bivalent vaccine through Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) booked and walk-in clinics and clinics in First Nation and Métis communities operated by Indigenous Services Canada.
Participating pharmacies are scheduled to start receiving Pfizer bivalent booster doses the week of Oct. 17. Watch for pharmacy appointments to be available later that week.
Starting Oct. 17, all residents 12 - 17 years are eligible for a fourth (booster) dose, if it has been four months since your previous dose.
The Pfizer bivalent has been approved by Health Canada as a booster dose. It is recommended that all residents 12 years and older receive their bivalent booster dose at least four months following their last COVID-19 vaccination, regardless of the number of COVID-19 doses received to date.
If you have had COVID-19, you can receive any booster dose once you have recovered; however, you may choose to wait up to three months post-infection for a booster dose to receive the best immune response.
When booking your booster appointments online or attending a walk-in SHA clinic, you are not required to specify which COVID-19 vaccine you wish to receive.
The option of a bivalent vaccine will be provided to eligible individuals in the clinic at the time of vaccination.
