My baby got COVID-19 just days before he could have been vaccinated
Aug 27, 2022
It turns out it is actually difficult to tell if your baby is just congested or if he is having trouble breathing.
This is something I learned when my 10-month-old, Robin, struggled to breathe at bedtime.
When Health Canada first approved vaccines for children under five years old, I was cautiously optimistic. This was the moment our family had been eagerly awaiting; the added layer of protection for children who we felt had been left behind in the rush to “return to normal.” By July, other provinces were rolling out their vaccine programs for that age group, but we live in Alberta, which was slow to create a plan.
The day before vaccine bookings opened up in our province, on Aug. 1, my three-year-old son, Henry, tested positive for COVID-19. Two days later, his brother, Robin, developed a fever and also tested positive with a home rapid test.
While Robin’s fever soon passed, his congestion went from bad to worse.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-baby-covid-pandemic-parents-1.6558868