Canada’s health ministry last week said it had authorised the use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine as a booster for children aged five-to-11-years old at least six months after receiving their initial two doses.
The authorisation for a booster shot was granted after a thorough, independent review of the vaccine, which “provides good protection against severe illness, hospitalisation and death,” the health ministry wrote on Twitter.
Canada is witnessing a decrease in COVID-19 cases but citizens must prepare for the potential emergence of new variants of the virus in the months ahead, Dr Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer, Canada, told a news conference.
“Many of the good personal protective habits we have honed over more than two years of managing COVID-19 can also reduce your risk of getting infected and spreading other diseases, including monkeypox and influenza,” Tam said.
Edits by EP News Bureau
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