Posted: May 05, 2021 9:29 PM CT | Last Updated: May 6 All we do, we just hang out and stuff so we have to get it to keep everyone safe and us safe too, said Zahid Bandali, 15.(John Einarson/CBC)
With the news Manitoba plans to extend COVID-19 vaccines to people as young as 12, the buzz around campus is that many high school students want to get vaccinated when they re eligible, while others feel apprehensive about it.
On Wednesday, Health Canada approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people aged 12-15, dropping the approval age down from 16.
Johanu Botha, co-lead of Manitoba s vaccine implementation task force, told reporters Wednesday the province plans to open up vaccination bookings for people as young as 12 by May 21.