Parents ‘thrilled’ as COVID-19 vaccines for kids near approval, but rollout unclear
Global News
Many parents are relieved to hear that Health Canada will soon approve COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged 5-11.
Waiting for Canadian approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 12 has been “sheer torture,” said Dr. Anna Wolak, a family doctor and mother of three in Vancouver.
But on Friday, Health Canada will announce its approval of a Pfizer vaccine for kids aged 5-11, Global News has confirmed.
“I’m ecstatic, I’m thrilled and so relieved, because finally I can protect my little ones a bit more than what we are already offering them now,” Wolak said.
She said she’s already registered her children, aged 10, seven and five, for their shots in B.C.
“We’ve been looking forward to it,” said Kathleen Wolff, a mother in Edmonton. “My nine-year-old has been asking almost every other day, when is she going to get vaccinated?”
It’s unclear how long they will have to wait, though, once the shot gets the green light from Health Canada.
In a statement Thursday, Pfizer said that it has not yet shipped any doses of its pediatric vaccine — which contains one third of the active ingredient as the adult dose — to Canada. Health Canada would not provide any details on timing of shots.
Some still have concerns though.
