Published Tuesday, May 11, 2021 1:15PM EDT
Heather Costley was thrilled to hear her 12-year-old son would soon be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, giving the Nova Scotia mother hope that a return to normalcy isn't as far off as she initially believed.
While Costley doesn't expect Koen's life to change drastically once he's vaccinated, she says it will open the door to socializing with his classmates, and bring the family a step closer to rebooking a trip to Disney World they had to cancel last year.
"He was like: 'Yay, great. I can hang out with my friends again,"' Costley said of her son's reaction to news last week that Health Canada had authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech jab for children 12- to 15-years-old.