Niagara Health scheduling high-risk healthcare workers for second dose

An estimated 13,000 individuals in Niagara will be impacted by the new provincial direction to shorten the second dose interval for high-risk healthcare workers.
High-risk healthcare workers include Niagara Health staff and physicians in frontline roles with COVID-19 patients, long-term care and high-risk retirement home staff and essential caregivers as well as paramedics, firefighters and police.
Certain community healthcare workers serving specialized populations may also qualify for the second dose.
Niagara Health stated that fully vaccinating their staff and physicians is a priority for them.
As community vaccination efforts continue, existing first dose appointments will not be negatively impacted.