The Ontario government has released details this morning, about when families can start booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their young children.
The province has announced that families can start booking appointments, through the vaccine portal, tomorrow at 8 a.m. Children must be turning 5 years old by the end of the year, to book online.
Children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old are eligible to receive a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Parents can also see if their primary health care provider is offering shots, public health unit, or select pharmacies. The news comes as Health Canada approved the vaccine for children on Friday.
The government notes that they expect to receive over a million doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
“Keeping a low rate of infection in our communities is vital to keeping our schools, our businesses and our social settings as safe as possible while minimizing disruption. The paediatric Pfizer vaccine offered to children aged five to 11 will be a lower dose that is safe and effective at protecting this age group from COVID-19 and the Delta variant. I strongly encourage every parent and caregiver to get their younger children vaccinated and protected,” said Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health.
The full statement can be found on the government’s website.
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