PleaseAdrianDix, letushaveanothershot

Why is the cut-off to receive a fourth shot for COVID in British Columbia set at age 70? When this question was put directly to Health Minister Adrian Dix, he responded by saying how important it is for people to get their first, second and third shots, but he refuses to answer the question, “why can’t a person under age 70, who had their third shot more than six months ago, receive a fourth shot?’

Dix either doesn’t know or doesn’t want to say.

Over the past months medical professionals have constantly bombarded us with statistics from across Canada and around the world confirming the spread of new variants of Omicron versions of COVID.

These same medical professionals have also informed us that our immunity to COVID drops significantly after six months of our last shot. They recommend people over 60 should be getting a fourth shot six months after their third.

This recommendation has been implemented in many jurisdictions across Canada and the world, but not in British Columbia. While both Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry seem happy to go that extra mile to convince nonbelievers that they should get vaccinated, they have displayed little, if any, interest in those people under the age of 70 who had their third shot more than six months ago and who are waiting to access a widely recommended fourth vaccine.

Why, with all of the varying opinions about when to get a fourth COVID shot, are people in B.C. who are 60 years of age and older not able to make this kind of informed decision without seeking our government’s permission?