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Advocates ask if immunocompromised patients will be prioritized for 2nd vaccine shot


Posted: May 04, 2021 2:37 PM AT | Last Updated: May 4
A person gets the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination at a mobile clinic in Montreal.(Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)
As cancer patients, organ transplant recipients, and other vulnerable populations start to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, some are turning their minds to the next one. 
Those with a lowered immune system are wondering whether Nova Scotia s firm commitment to an age-based rollout will extend to the second dose. 
If they are going to go that [age-based] route, I understand it, said Karen Chiasson, who was raised in Cape Breton and now lives in Calgary.  ....

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