Children below the age of six months to five years are eligible to be immunized against COVID-19 at medical clinics and vaccine centers Quebec As of Monday.
It is the latest group to receive the green light from Health Canada, which on July 14 authorized Moderna’s vaccine for young children.
Quebec’s director of public health, Dr. Luc Boileau, said last week that children would be given a quarter of the dose given to adults.
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Boileau said there is no set objective to vaccinate nearly 400,000 children under the age of five.
He said Quebec received more than 70,000 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine last week.
Two doses are recommended to strengthen the immune system, and Boileau said most children will not need a third dose, except for those who are immunocompromised.
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