COVID-19 vaccine booster now available for Sask. kids 5-11, but some parents say it comes too late – CBC

‘My girls actually had a chance to go back to school boosted but that chance has now gone’: Saskatoon parent

Aug 31, 2022

Saskatchewan children from five to 11 years old are now eligible to receive their third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, as long at least four months has passed since their previous shot — but with the school year about to start, some parents say the shots should have been made available sooner.

“Too little, too late” said Carolyn Brost Strom.

Her eight-year-old daughter was excited to start Grade 3 at her Prince Albert school, but now has a fever, sore throat and fatigue after testing positive for COVID-19.

“It’s disappointing to start the school year like this. We got the backpacks and everything done a few weeks ago, but it’s all sitting there,” Strom said. “She put her head under the pillow and started crying.”

The provincial government announced on Tuesday that booster appointments for five- to 11-year-olds would be available as of Wednesday.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/covid-19-booster-shots-back-to-school-1.6567479