Canada could approve 1st COVID-19 shot for youngest kids this month: feds
Federal officers say a COVID-19 vaccine for Canada’s youngest kids might be authorised as quickly as this month.
Well being Canada tweeted Tuesday that it expects to achieve a call by mid-July on whether or not to approve Moderna’s shot for kids between six months and 5 years previous.
Moderna has utilized for its vaccine to be given in two doses, every 1 / 4 of its grownup dose, administered about 4 weeks aside.
The company says it obtained a submission from Pfizer-BioNTech on June 23 for its vaccine for kids between the ages of six months and 4 years previous.
A Well being Canada spokesperson says regulators are nonetheless understanding a timeline for his or her evaluation of Pfizer-BioNTech’s utility.
Canada has but to authorize a vaccine for its almost two million kids below 5.
Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty vaccine can be utilized on children as younger as 5, and Moderna’s Spikevax shot has been authorised for kids ages six and up.
