Health Canada

Health Canada authorizes children 5 to 11 to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Today, Health Canada authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine in children 5 to 11 years of age. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in Canada for use in this age group and marks a major milestone in Canada’s fight against COVID-19.  Health Canada received an application from Pfizer-BioNTech to expand the indication of…