Government of Ontario says it will open bookings for COVID-19 Vaccine appointments for children 6 months to 5 years old next week.
Beginning Thursday, July 28 at 8 a.m., parents of the youngest children will be able to get them the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine.
Appointments can be made through the province’s vaccination portal, local public health units, participating pharmacies, primary care providers and pediatricians.
“Approval of Low Dose Pediatrics” modern vaccines Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones said, would give families the opportunity to provide an additional layer of protection against COVID-19 for the youngest members of their families.
The Moderna Spikevax shot is the first vaccine approved in Canada for nearly two million children under the age of five.
These eligible children will receive the Pediatric Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine – a slightly modified dose at a reduced dose of half the dose to be given to the next age group 6 to 11 – doses in the recommended two-dose series spaced eight weeks apart. different between.
Health Canada approved on July 14.
Currently, preparations are being made to distribute and distribute pediatric COVID-19 vaccines in Ontario, the government said.
“Although most children who become infected have no symptoms or mild symptoms, some can become very ill and require hospitalization,” said Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer for health.
“The vaccine given to children aged six months to less than five years is a low dose that is safe and effective in protecting this age group from COVID-19.”
Also, the government said that adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who are immunocompromised would also be eligible to be prescribed their second booster dose (the fifth shot) if it has been at least as long since their first booster shot (the fourth shot). Six months have passed.
As of this week, more than 91 percent of Ontarians aged 12 and older have received two shots and 57 percent have received a booster.
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