'We really need optimal protection': Head of COVID-19 science table urges everyone to get COVID-19 booster shot
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Starting Monday at 8 a.m., Ottawa residents aged 50 and over will be eligible to book a third dose through the provincial booking system or at pharmacies.
"We really need optimal protection; so please, please, please get your third dose," said Dr. Peter Jüni, during an interview on Newstalk 580 CFRA's 'CFRA Live with Andrew Pinsent'.
Public Health Ontario reported more than 1,600 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the first time Ontario has seen more than 1,600 new cases in a single day since May. There were 124 new cases in Ottawa.
While 92 per cent of Ontario residents 12 and older have received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 87.5 per cent have received two doses, Dr. Jüni says the COVID-19 Omicron variant of concern is "an opponent that is really quite concerning."
"We basically have a doubling time right now of three days. The Omicron cases in this province go up, double every three days," said Jüni.