COVID-19 vaccine for kids

The provincial government says between 8:00 a.m. and noon on Tuesday, around 12,000 appointments were booked for pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations. Health Canada announced on Friday that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine meant for those five to 11 was eligible to be used in Canada. It’s expected vaccines will begin to be administered Wednesday in Regina and Saskatoon. […]

As expected, Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. The mRNA vaccine will still be administered with two shots at least eight weeks apart, but will be about 1/3 the dose given to those 12 and over. The Federal Government and Health Canada are expected to provide more details, including […]