Ontario to open bivalent COVID-19 vaccine bookings for kids 5 to 11 on Dec. 21

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TORONTO - The Ontario government is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccine to children aged five to 11.

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TORONTO – The Ontario government is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccine to children aged five to 11.

The province says kids in that age group will be eligible for a bivalent dose starting Dec. 21.

The announcement comes after Health Canada authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent booster for kids five to 11 last week.

A father walks into a vaccination clinic with his two children during the first day of vaccination for children aged five- to 11-years old in Montreal, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021.The Ontario government says it is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccine to kids aged five to 11 later this month.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
A father walks into a vaccination clinic with his two children during the first day of vaccination for children aged five- to 11-years old in Montreal, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021.The Ontario government says it is expanding eligibility for the COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccine to kids aged five to 11 later this month.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Public Health Ontario data shows 40 per cent of kids aged five to 11 have completed a primary series of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The province is recommending kids five and older get a booster if it’s been six months since their last dose, or three months for those at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

Health Minister Sylvia Jones says that as the weather gets colder and people gather for the holidays, vaccinations are still the best protection against serious impacts of COVID-19 and the flu.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 15, 2022.

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