Ottawa's top doctor answers 20 questions from parents and children about the COVID-19 vaccine
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As Ottawa Public Health prepares to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to 77,000 Ottawa children ages five to 11, the medical officer of health took time to answer questions from parents and children about the vaccine.
Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children in Canada last Friday, with the first doses set to be administered this week.
As of Wednesday, over 28,000 appointments have been booked in Ottawa for children ages 5 to 11 to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The first appointments are scheduled for Friday.
Dr. Vera Etches joined CTV News at Six on Wednesday to answer questions from parents and children about the COVID-19 vaccine. Here are the answers from Dr. Etches to the questions.
How will the vaccinations work at the clinic? Will the COVID-19 vaccine clinics for children be the same as the adult clinics?
