Manitoba announces plan for vaccinating kids aged 5 to 11 against COVID-19
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With Health Canada currently reviewing COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged five to 11, the Manitoba government has announced some details about its plan to get this age group immunized.
With Health Canada currently reviewing COVID-19 vaccines for kids aged five to 11, the Manitoba government has announced some details about its plan to get this age group immunized.
On Wednesday, Manitoba health officials announced that Health Canada will likely approve the vaccine for children aged five to 11 by the end of this month, and Manitoba has been told to expect a sufficient supply.
This means the province will likely not have to prioritize vaccine doses; however, planning is underway if this turns out not to be the case.
Once the vaccine doses arrive in the province, the government expects it will take about a week to ship to the different sites around the province.
The vaccines will be available for kids aged five to 11 at a number of locations, including First Nations communities, urban Indigenous clinics, regional vaccine clinics, and schools. Physicians, pediatricians, and pharmacists will also be able to administer the vaccine to kids.
This age group will be able to access vaccine appointments by contacting health-care providers, doctors or pharmacies, or by using the online vaccine finder.
