Moderna submits COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 and under to Health Canada for review – GLOBAL

April 29, 2022

Moderna has asked Health Canada to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as six months old, a day after requesting U.S. regulators do the same.

If approved, it would be the first COVID-19 vaccine for children under five in Canada — an age group that has remained ineligible for inoculation since the vaccine rollout began in late 2020.

Moderna Canada submitted its vaccine candidate for children between six months and five years old for review on Thursday night, a spokesperson told Global News. Health Canada updated its submission page on Friday, confirming its receipt.

Moderna’s vaccine for children six to 11 was approved in March. Late last month, Moderna said a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine works in babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

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