Health Canada gives green light to administer Pfizer vaccine to those aged 12-15

Officials were unable to immediately say how the approval will impact the country’s overall herd immunity goal, which has been described as a moving target by experts as more vaccines come online.

Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser with Health Canada, pictured Feb. 26 with her colleague Dr. Marc Berthiaume, a director with the regulator, says it could get more info from Pfizer to support an expansion of its shot into younger age groups in September.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

May 5, 2021

Canada on Wednesday became the first country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for those aged 12 to 15, though children younger will likely have to wait until at least the fall, say health officials. Speaking to repo...

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