Infectious Disease
What You Need to Know About the Bivalent Booster
With the COVID-19 virus rapidly evolving, patients must focus on maintaining their protection against COVID-19. Clinicians play an important role in educating their patients on how to remain protected from COVID-19, including remaining up to date with the recommended vaccinations and boosters. This brief video will provide healthcare professionals with a quick summary regarding the bivalent boosters and the importance of a fall booster.
DURATION
30 min
PROFESSION
Physician, Nursing, Pharmacy, Allied Health, Medical Resident, Student, Specialist
# OF CREDITS
0
ACCREDITATION
Unaccredited
EXPIRY DATE
2023-11-22
With the COVID-19 virus rapidly evolving, patients must focus on maintaining their protection against COVID-19. Clinicians play an important role in educating their patients on how to remain protected from COVID-19, including remaining up to date with the recommended vaccinations and boosters. This brief video will provide healthcare professionals with a quick summary regarding the bivalent boosters and the importance of a fall booster.
This program has received funding from Moderna.
Faculty
Alan Kaplan, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
Allison McGeer, MSc, MD, FRCPC
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this continuing education video, participants will be better able to:
- Discuss the differences between the bivalent boosters and previous monovalent boosters
- Describe the current candidates for the bivalent boosters
- List the most common adverse effect from the bivalent boosters
- Address practical questions regarding the bivalent boosters