What we know about COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 – CBC

The vaccine could be offered to youngsters in the United States within weeks

Feb 11, 2022

As the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus continues to spread across Canada, pediatricians say many parents and guardians of children under five want to know when and if a vaccine could soon come.

It’s still unknown when a COVID-19 vaccine could be offered to kids in this country, as drug manufacturers have yet to apply to Health Canada to provide a vaccine for this age group.

But pediatricians are looking at the United States, where the approval process is moving quickly, to get an idea of when a vaccine could be approved here.

Pfizer-BioNTech was asked by U.S. regulators last week to submit its vaccine application ahead of schedule, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March.

Pediatricians say that if Pfizer soon gets the go-ahead in the U.S., the company would likely seek approval for its vaccine in Canada and other countries.

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