Kids Vaccine

• Low COVID-19 vaccine uptake in young kids concerning as viruses swirl, doctors say

  COVID-19 vaccines for children under five in Canada have been available for more than three months, but so far only a small fraction of eligible kids have received a pandemic shot.

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  Oct 31, 2022
  
• B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster to kids aged five to 11 next week

  The booster will be available to any five to 11 year old who has waited more than six months since their second COVID-19 shot.

  Health

  Aug 19, 2022
  
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• Alberta to make COVID-19 vaccines available to kids under 5 on Aug. 2

  Alberta children between six months and five years old will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine starting Aug. 2, the province confirmed Friday.

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  Jul 29, 2022
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• Alberta parents plan to drive to U.S. to access COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5

  Some Alberta parents are going to great lengths to immunize their kids under five years olds, embarking on lengthy road trips to the United States.

  Health

  Jun 24, 2022
• Moderna asks U.S. to approve COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6

  Moderna submitted data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that it hopes will prove two low-dose shots can protect babies, toddlers and preschoolers from COVID-19.

  World

  Apr 28, 2022
• COVID-19 vaccine rate for children remains low amid Omicron wave

  In the two months since Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was approved for children aged five to 11, only 51 per cent in that age group have had at least one dose.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2022
• Parents with vaccine worries should talk to their doctor, says B.C. pediatrician

  A pediatrician who has researched COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents says people with concerns about the shot should seek trusted information from their doctors.

  Health

  Jan 8, 2022
• A family divided: When parents, kids disagree on COVID-19 vaccines

  What happens when both sides of the COVID-19 vaccine debate live under one roof? Global News has the story of one Ontario family divided over vaccines.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2021
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• Provinces enlisting therapy dogs to help kids get COVID-19 vaccine

  At least three provinces have been recruiting therapy dogs to help reassure children and adults nervous about getting needles at vaccination clinics for months.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2021
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• B.C. to start vaccinating kids age 5 to 11 against COVID next week

  The BCCDC and provincial health will be working to distribute information to families so they can read about the studies done looking into the Pfizer vaccine.

  Health

  Nov 23, 2021