May 13, 2021 - CTV News
You’ll save more lives': Calls grow for sooner second-doses for elderly as Ontario expands eligibility
More than 90 per cent of deaths that have occurred among partially-vaccinated people are in older adults, said Dr. Nathan Stall, Associate Fellow at the NIA. Still, he said, the incoming levels of Pfizer supply should make it possible to prioritize elderly patients for second doses while still immunizing younger people.
“I don’t think we necessarily need to be thinking about out as an ‘either-or,’” he said.
“Now that the supply has changed, we need to change our course and nuance our strategy a bit, and that’s circling back and making sure that we [fully] vaccinate our older adults.”