Children Vaccine

• B.C. flu vaccination rate for kids edges upward after weekend blitz, but most still not immunized

  About 77,500 people had received the vaccine between Dec. 5 and Dec. 11, and 30 per cent of British Columbians aged six months and older have now been vaccinated.

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  Dec 12, 2022
  
• B.C. health clinics offer walk-in flu shots and focus on children’s vaccinations

  Friday through Saturday, additional clinics in B.C. will provide flu shots, with a focus on children's vaccinations ahead of the holiday season.

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  Dec 9, 2022
  
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• Health Canada OKs Pfizer’s bivalent Omicron BA.4/BA.5 booster for kids 5-11

  Health Canada has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, also known as Comirnaty, for children who are five to 11 years of age. 

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  Dec 9, 2022
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• Alberta kids under 5 now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines: ‘We’ve been waiting’

  Starting today, Alberta children aged six months to five years can access their first COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Aug 2, 2022
• B.C. to begin vaccinating kids under five against COVID-19 on Tuesday

  Starting Tuesday, British Columbia will begin offering pediatric doses of the Moderna Spikevax mRNA vaccine to children aged six months old to five years old.

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  Aug 1, 2022
• Ontario to receive pediatric COVID-19 vaccine next week

  A green light from Canada's drug regulator clears the way for more than 700,000 infants and preschoolers in Ontario to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Jul 14, 2022
• COVID-19: How this London, Ont. vaccine clinic is welcoming kids

  As of Wednesday, about 4,500 children aged five to 11 have received a shot at Middlesex-London Health Unit COVID-19 vaccine clinics in the region.

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  Dec 3, 2021
• AHS encouraging parents to register children for COVID-19 vaccination

  The provincial health authority is waiting for Pfizer to ship doses before it can open up appointments for COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 5 to 11.

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  Nov 19, 2021
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• Desperate for COVID-19 vaccines, some Canadian parents taking their kids to U.S.

  Some parents are taking their children to the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19, since the shot for five-11 year-olds is not yet available in Canada.

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  Nov 17, 2021
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• Talk to your doctor: The fight against misinformation as COVID-19 vaccine for kids nears

  With approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids possible soon, the push is on to ensure parents with questions to get accurate information as they make their decisions.

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  Nov 6, 2021