BREAKING: Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vax for youngest kids
Health Canada now says the Moderna vaccine can be given to young children between the ages of six months and five years old in doses one-quarter the size of that approved for adults.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is expected to provide advice on its use later today. The approval expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to nearly two million children in Canada, though the availability of the vaccine will be determined by provinces.Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for young children between six-months and five-years old was submitted to Health Canada last month and is still under review.A person draws out Moderna vaccine during a drive through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario, on Sunday January 2, 2022.
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