WATCH: N.L. health officials providing details on COVID-19 vaccines for children at 3:15 NT
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Newfoundland and Labrador health officials are set to announce details about how the provinces will rollout COVID-19 vaccines for children.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, and Health Minister John Haggie will be joined by pediatric infectious disease physician Dr. Natalie Bridger at a news conference at 3:15 NT.
Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11 on Friday.
The same day Premier Andrew Furey told reporters that doses could be going into children's arms as early as this week, and his government was waiting on guidelines from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization.
Fitzgerald has said she expects the rollout to take four to six months.
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