Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12 and older on Wednesday, prompting Alberta, the Northwest Territories and Manitoba to announce they would offer the shot to kids in . . .
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Bhargav Desai, pharmacy manager at Peguis Pharmacy, says his last shipment of AstraZeneca was on April 20 and all of the doses were used and no appointments were cancelled.
Immunization providers say they aren’t concerned about being able to use Manitoba’s remaining supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine despite negative and confusing messaging about it.
Immunization providers say they aren’t concerned about being able to use Manitoba’s remaining supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine despite negative and confusing messaging about it.
One Winnipeg pharmacist, who requested anonymity, told the
Free Press a number of appointments for AstraZeneca had been cancelled in recent days, and the pharmacist chalked it up to people being concerned about reports of blood clots.
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Health Canada has authorized a vaccine for children aged 12 to 15.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was given approval on Wednesday by Health Canada after a scientific review found it was safe and effective, marking another major milestone in the fight against COVID-19.
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About 20 per cent of cases of the virus since the pandemic began are in people under age 20, said Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical advisor at Health Canada. While children and youth are less likely to get seriously ill with COVID-19, they can transmit the virus.
WINNIPEG Children as young as 12 years old will soon be able to get the Pfizer vaccine. It s welcome news to Bruce Strang who has two teenage sons one of whom has Down Syndrome. Given the vastly increased risk to Sean s health from COVID, we ll get the vaccine the first day we re able to, said Strang, who has already received his first dose. On Wednesday, Health Canada approved the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 12 to 15, becoming the first country in the world to do so. It s the same vaccine, it s the same dose, and it s the same dosing regimen as is already authorized for adults, said Dr. Supriya Sharma, Health Canada s Chief Medical Adviser.
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