Last week Health Canada authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children as young as five. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization also issued a recommendation that children with underlying health conditions should be offered a booster no earlier than six months after their second dose and that all other children in that age group may also be offered a booster.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
“As with all pediatric vaccines, parents and guardians are encouraged to seek out reliable and factual information to inform their decisions on vaccines for their children,” she said pointing to the
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