OTTAWA — Health Canada approved a COVID\u002D19 vaccine booster for children on Friday that targets more recent variants of the coronavirus, along with the original…
The Pfizer-BioNTech “bivalent” shot protects against the most prevalent subvariants of Omicron, BA.4 and BA.5, and is the first approved for use in children ages five to 11.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
“At this time, it is not assumed that every child will need a COVID-19 booster dose but they are particularly important for children five years of age and older with underlying conditions that place them at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19,” Dr. Shelley Deeks, chair of NACI, said a statement.
Dr. Cora Constantinescu, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist with the Vaccine Hesitancy Clinic at Alberta Children’s Hospital, said the bivalent booster will provide “more tailored protection” and could be especially beneficial for kids who have not been infected with the Omicron variant. NACI now also recommends that COVID-19 vaccine boosters can be given to children aged six months and older at the same time as other routine vaccines like the flu shot without a waiting period in between. Deeks said in her statement that she hopes the new recommendation will help children catch up on shots they may have missed during the pandemic.Article content
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