1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines for kids lands in Canada
Global News
A UPS plane bearing thousands of pediatric doses touched down in the rain at an airport in Hamilton, with Federal Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi on hand to mark its arrival.
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for children landed in Canada on Sunday, clearing the way for provinces and territories to gear up in earnest for the next phase of the national mass immunization campaign.
A UPS plane bearing thousands of pediatric doses touched down in the rain at an airport in Hamilton, with Federal Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi on hand to mark its arrival.
Tassi clapped and cheered as workers unloaded massive grey containers from the upper deck of the plane.
Sunday’s delivery marks the first in an accelerated shipment of vaccines geared toward children between the ages of five and 11.
Health Canada announced Friday that it had approved a modified version of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in that demographic and Ottawa immediately promised some shots would be on Canadian soil 48 hours later.
Tassi said on Friday that Canada would have 2.9 million doses in hand by the end of the week, enough to offer a first dose to every child in the newly approved age bracket.
Health Canada’s approval came following a month-long review of safety and efficacy data from the pharmaceutical giants.
The regulator says the vaccine, which is administered in a smaller dose than the adult version and has a slightly different formula, was 90.7 per cent effective at preventing COVID-19 in children and produced no identified serious side-effects.
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