Government of Nunavut expects pediatric COVID-19 vaccine will arrive this weekend

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Shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine for children are expected to arrive in Nunavut over the weekend with first doses to be administered Monday.

The government of Nunavut says in a release it will receive enough first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine to immunize every Nunavummiut between the ages of five to 11.

Health Minister John Main says this age group makes up about 15 per cent of the territory's population.Vaccines will be available by appointment at all health centres and at Iqaluit Public Health starting Monday, the release stated. A delivery schedule for the territory's 25 communities will be determined once the shipments have arrived with the possibility of some being delayed due to unexpected circumstances such as weather.

Main says the arrival of the pediatric vaccine will provide an added layer of safety for children, families and communities.view larger image The first vial of pediatric COVID-19 vaccine used in Toronto. Children who are part of the Hospital for Sick Children family between the ages of 5 and 11 years of age are some of the first to get vaccinated for COVID-19 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Steve Russell, POOL

 

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