In a recent interview with CityNews Toronto this past Friday, Ontario CMOH Kieran Moore was asked about “very poor” COVID-19 booster uptake in the province. Moore claimed that “we've had over 3.5 million” on the “last booster dose.”
Upon fact-checking Moore's claim, it's completely fabricated. The latest booster dose is booster dose #7, and according to Ontario Public Health's most recent September 10, 2023, Vaccine Uptake Surveillance Report, only 5,727 of dose #7 shots have been administered.
When you add up all the booster doses from #3 through to #7, there have indeed been just over 3.6 million booster doses administered like Moore claimed. However, it's important to note that this count spans two years, from the fall of 2021 to the present.
It's also important to acknowledge that this doesn't necessarily mean 3.5 million individuals received the shot; it represents the total number of doses administered, and it's reasonable to assume that a significant number of the same individuals have received multiple shots.
Ontario Public Health’s latest report also reveals that as of September 10, 2023, only “4.1% of individuals 5 years of age and older who completed their primary series have received any booster dose in the previous 6 months.”
Moore appears to be manipulating both statistics and language in an attempt to convey the idea of increased COVID-19 vaccine booster uptake among Ontarians. Nonetheless, the data unequivocally shows that vaccine uptake in the province of Ontario has stagnated since February of 2022, with minimal interest at this juncture.
You can review Public Health Ontario’s latest COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Ontario: December 14, 2020 to September 10, 2023, report at the link below.
WATCH: Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Keiran Moore, Falsely Claims “Over 3.5 Million” COVID Jabs Administered from the “Last Booster Dose” in the Province.