Low uptake of new COVID-19 vaccine among New Brunswickers
Only about 14 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers have received the new COVID-19 vaccine designed to target the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant, figures from the Department of Health show.
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![With respiratory illnesses on the rise, updated COVID-19 vaccines and flu shots are now available to high-risk groups, OPH said, and will soon be accessible to everyone in the city at the end of October. A shot of Comirnaty, the new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination booster for COVID-19, on Fri. Sept. 15, 2023.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6981598.1698356632!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/covid-vaccines.jpg)
Only about 14 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers have received the new COVID-19 vaccine designed to target the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant, figures from the Department of Health show.