COVID-19 vaccine appointments for Alberta children under 5 can be made starting Tuesday
CBC NewsMore than 234,000 Albertans are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to an Alberta government news release.
Health Canada recently approved the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine for anyone six months old or older, which gives caregivers with children from six months old to four years old an option for their kids to be immunized. "While most children are not at high risk of severe outcomes, children under five have higher risks than those age five to 11," said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, in the release.
The vaccine will have to be administered at Alberta Health Services clinics, because the scope of practice for pharmacists is immunizing people age five or older, the release said.Children under five who live in a First Nation can be vaccinated through the community's nursing station or public health clinic, the release said.
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