Covid Children

• 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
  
• B.C.’s low child vaccination rates raise concerns as kids head back to school

  Just over 58 per cent of kids aged five to 11 in B.C. have had one dose of pediatric vaccine, while slightly more than 46 per cent have had two doses.

  Education

  Sep 6, 2022
  
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• Parents feel ‘isolated’ in COVID’s 6th wave. How to protect your kids

  Canada's COVID-19 sixth wave is playing out differently across the nation, infecting all age groups including children. How can they stay protected during this wave?

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  Apr 27, 2022
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• Omicron COVID-19 variant ‘less severe’ than Delta for kids under 5, new U.S. study says

  A study from the U.S. suggests that children younger than five who are infected with Omicron have less risk of severe health outcomes than those infected with the Delta variant.

  Health

  Apr 2, 2022
• Infants more likely to be hospitalized from Omicron: Watch for these symptoms

  Among younger age groups, Omicron cases in infants aged under one year are almost seven times more likely to lead to hospitalizations, according to Dr. Tam.

  Health

  Jan 15, 2022
• Children under 12 leading new COVID-19 infections across Canada: PHAC

  Canadian health officials say children under 12 now lead all other age groups for new COVID-19 infections for the first time in the pandemic's history.

  Health

  Nov 5, 2021
• COVID-19 vaccine effective in children ages 5 to 11, Pfizer says

  Pfizer, the maker of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, said it studied a lower dose of its shot in 2,268 kindergartners and elementary school-aged kids.

  Health

  Sep 20, 2021
• Vaccinating kids against COVID-19 ‘not a high priority,’ WHO says

  WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged rich countries to donate shots to poor countries rather than immunize their adolescents and children.

  Health

  Jun 3, 2021
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• Children can be COVID-19 long haulers but it is very rare, experts say

  Although children can contract the COVID-19, it is largely still unclear to what extent children are affected by it. Several studies are diving into this.

  Health

  May 26, 2021