Over 14,000 third doses administered in Ontario.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunizations (NACI) is recommending immunocompromised people get a third COVID-19 shot, despite calls from the World Health Organization to end the practice.
The global agency is urging vaccine-rich countries to stop administering third doses until the end of the year, so the shots can instead go to countries that are under-vaccinated.
Alexandra Hilkene, spokesperson for Health Minister Christine Elliott, notes that as of Tuesday night, over 14,500 third doses have been given to Ontarians.
Hilkene notes the province isn't planning to stop the practice, saying a third dose is much more effective than two shots in immunocompromised patients, including transplant recipients and people being treated for blood cancers.
Earlier today, the NACI issued the recommendation, saying people who are immunocompromised tend to have a weaker response to vaccinations.

Oxford OPP Investigating Collision
Changes Coming at TDMH
Woodstock Candidate Profile - Kurt Sutherland
Impaired Driver Charged in Tillsonburg
Hayden Panettiere Dead at 36
Woodstock Reveals Official Bird
Woodstock Fair Returns this Weekend
London Driver Charged in Tillsonburg
Dog Bite Investigation in Tillsonburg
Mischief at Emily Stowe Public School
Charity Sale Supporting Juvenile Arthritis Research
Nomination Deadline Approaching for Municipal Election
Community Grant Applications Open in Woodstock
Cowapalooza Weekend Arrives in Woodstock
Interview with the Warden - August 13th, 2026
SWOX Candidate Profile - John de Bruyn
Oxford OPP Briefs - August 13, 2026
Woodstock Candidate Profile - Aaron Gorlick
Miracle Treat Day Arrives in Oxford
Fog Advisory Issued for Oxford
Comments
Add a comment