May 27, 2021 - Macleans

How soon are second doses coming for Canadians, and who will get them first?

By: Patricia Treble

Seniors who are 70 and older should be next in line for second doses, says Dr. Nathan Stall, NIA Associate Fellow, geriatrician at Sinai Health in Toronto, and co-author of an opinion piece in the Globe and Mail on May 26: “Older adults, after all, have borne the brunt of the pandemic. Despite accounting for just 12 per cent of the Canadian population, people over 70 have suffered more than 85 per cent of all COVID-19 deaths in the country. One dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine does provide substantial protection against symptomatic infection, even among older adults."