CANADAHALIFAX news Seniors’ group pushes for high-dose flu shot coverage by admin 12 ديسمبر، 2022 written by admin 12 ديسمبر، 2022 62 Opposition governments supports coverage CITYnews halifax \ Adam Inniss about Listen to this article It’s flu season, and cases this year are higher than usual. But as usual, Nova Scotians over 65 are not all provided with a free high-dose shot, even though they’re at a higher risk of complications. “It’s disappointing that we are being forced to talk about this topic year after year,” said Bill VanGorder in an interview with CityNews Halifax. VanGorder is the chief operations officer for CARP, also known as the Canadian Association for Retired Persons, a group that advocates for the rights of senior Citizens. CARP has been pushing for high-dose vaccines for senior citizens for years. They say it’s getting more urgent. VanGorder and his wife Ester got their high-dose flu shot recently—it cost them $230. In Nova Scotia, people over 65 are provided the vaccine only if they are in long term care homes or in the hospital waiting for long term care. All other senior citizens who want protection against the flu will have to pay like VanGorder. “We give it to people in long term care homes, somehow we’re saying the people who don’t live in long term care who also want to stay healthy, we don’t give it to them. It doesn’t make sense.” The national commission of immunization recommends the high-dose vaccine for people over 65. Recently, the opposition in Nova Scotia have come out in support of providing the shots. Both the Liberals and NDP say they would like to see free high-dose flu vaccines for those 65 and up. But VanGorder is skeptical, “we made this same pitch to the Liberals when they were in power and they didn’t do it.” VanGorder doesn’t think it will happen this year, and he wonders about what has been stopping it all these years. “It’s really difficult, we believe it’s bureaucrats on some level holding this up.” Other Atlantic provinces, PEI and New Brunswick, provide free high-dose immunization for their seniors. “We have got to stop this logjam,” says VanGorder. 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post فرح وحزن بعد إقرار مشروع قانون يجعل قسم الولاء للملك غير إلزامي في كيبيك next post Suspect sought after wielding knife in convenience store robbery You may also like Man faces long list of charges after standoff... 13 مارس، 2025 استطلاع: 40% من الكنديين يخشون فقدان وظائفهم 13 مارس، 2025 كندا تخفف العقوبات المالية عن سوريا وتندّد بالمجازر... 13 مارس، 2025 ‘Get ready for a wild ride’: Weather Network... 13 مارس، 2025 Clear skies expected in much of Nova Scotia... 13 مارس، 2025 Nova Scotia NDP urging public to weigh in... 13 مارس، 2025 Unsafe tap water is common in Newfoundland. This... 13 مارس، 2025 ترامب يصعّد حربه التجارية على كندا: الصلب والألومنيوم... 12 مارس، 2025 أونتاريو تفرض رسماً بنسبة 25% على الكهرباء إلى... 10 مارس، 2025 China tariff on Canadian seafood adds more volatility... 10 مارس، 2025