It is highly recommended that parents/legal guardians discuss COVID-19 disease and immunization with their children in a loving and caring environment. Parents/Guardians have an important role in discussing treatments which affect a minor’s health and well-being. If you are between the ages of 12 to 15, and your consent is filled out by your parent or legal guardian, you can schedule an appointment at a participating pharmacy.
If you are aged 16 or older, you can book an appointment yourself, at a participating pharmacy. Everyone aged five or older is eligible to get vaccinated. More information is available on the Public Health Agency of Canada webpage on the Interchangeability of authorized COVID-19 vaccines. You will need additional dose(s) of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) and depending on the vaccine you received and your health situation, the health care provider will discuss the number of doses you require to complete your COVID-19 vaccine series. If you received 1 or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that's not approved by Health Canada and/or the World Health Organization, you’re not considered fully vaccinated. Both vaccines work the same way and are safe and effective in providing protection against COVID-19, including reducing the spread and providing very good protection against serious illness, hospitalization and death. If there are no clinics in your zone, please contact Tele-Services at 1-83 or email National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) advises the Moderna Spikevax and the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty mRNA vaccines can be used interchangeably for first, second and booster doses. To schedule an appointment for a Janssen vaccine, you can select an appointment through the online booking system. If there are no clinics in your zone, please contact Tele-Services at 1-83 or email schedule an appointment for a Novavax Nuvaxovid vaccine, you can select an appointment through the participating pharmacies list.
At this time New Brunswick recommends that everyone should receive a complete COVID-19 vaccination series to protect themselves from COVID regardless of any past COVID infection.