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British Columbians living in long-term and assisted homes due to start receiving COVID-19 booster shots

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Dr. E. Kwok administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a recipient at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, B.C., Saturday, April 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

British Columbians living in long-term care and assisted living homes are due to start receiving COVID-19 booster shots this week.

Health officials say they're offering boosters because of the risks of living in group settings, and also the weaker antibody response that older people have shown after their first two vaccine doses.

Provincial health officer Doctor Bonnie Henry has said the latest data show that a third dose is most effective about six months after the second.

Dr. Henry has already announced plans for a third vaccine dose for people who are most immunocompromised.

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