Impending rollout of COVID-19 vaccine to kids welcome news for many parents
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News that Manitoba will allow pharmacists to give the COVID-19 shot to kids between the ages of five and 11 once it receives federal approval was welcomed by many parents, as well as teachers and health workers.
"I think it's just wonderful news," said Lauren Hope, a parent, teacher and co-founder of Safe September, a group that advocates for greater COVID-19 protection in schools.
On Wednesday, Premier Heather Stefanson said the province would be prepared to roll out vaccines for the youngest eligible children within a week of the doses arriving in the province.
Health Canada is expected to approve the vaccine by the end of this month, with recommendation from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization expected to follow.
It's important that there are as few barriers as possible to parents getting their children vaccinated, Hope said.
"First of all, we all know that getting kids to do anything can be really hard, and particularly convincing them to get a jab in the arm for others," she said.
"I also think that we really need to have this as widely available in all of Manitoba, and that can happen if we get it out to the pharmacies in the rural areas because they don't always have public health offices that are close by."
Hope also welcomes the news as a parent.
"Knowing that my is still-unvaccinated child is soon going to be vaccinated, and around many other students who will be vaccinated, is really the light at the end of the tunnel for us," she said.
Other parents who spoke to CBC News expressed relief that their kids could soon get the vaccine.
"We'll get it done as soon as we can, however it's doled out. Through a doctor or at the school, we'll find a way to get it done," said Jeope Wolfe.
"We're really excited about it," said Carmen Ponto.
"We think it's really important as a step to keep our kids safe and to keep everybody else safe who's around us."
Dr. Eric Jacobsohn, critical care physician and anesthesiologist, called the impending arrival of children's doses "a godsend."
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