'More questions than answers': COVID vaccines for kids under 5 still not authorized in Canada

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There are no vaccines currently approved for use in children under the age of five in Canada. While this may leave some parents concerned about their child's exposure to COVID-19, experts insist there's no reason to rush the process.

Both pharmaceutical companies are expected to submit their applications to the FDA for approval before submitting to Health Canada, Papenburg said, though it’s likely Canada could see these requests for authorization within days or weeks of being filed in the U.S. The goal of this review is to determine that the products work and are safe to use, he said.

However, looking at the data that’s currently available on efficacy of these vaccines, Fulford said she isn’t entirely convinced that they will offer a strong benefit to children under five. More data is needed to assess how much these vaccines will decrease the burden of COVID-19 among children in this age group, and how safe they will be before doctors are able to make recommendations on their use, she said.

“Kids have a much higher bar in terms of effectiveness of vaccines … and you have to be darn sure you've discussed the adverse outcomes,” she said. “When you have the lowest-risk group of people for [severe] outcomes from the disease, you have to have the highest safety bar.” “The idea of using the lowest possible dose really stems, in part, from a desire to have as safe a product as possible, considering that the disease we're preventing in pediatrics is less deadly than it is in adults,” Papenburg said. “We do hold vaccines to a little bit of a higher standard when it comes to safety in children.”

 

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Hmm funny approve this drug for children & we will build a facility in your country

Covid Vaccines for any child is in my view child abuse. Period.

Good! Denmark stopped them for everyone. They don't work and are dangerous.

Good keep it that way

Maybee because the experiment is still rolling out and nobody knows what the adverse side effects will be in 5 years from now. Anybody who got the vaccines are guinnea pigs

Vaccine Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

Kids are not at risk for covid

It’s insane. Think twice before inoculating this death jabs in your kids !

The question is why are you trying to jab kids with a experimental vaccine when they aren't the at risk group? Explain yourselves

As they shouldn’t be leave the kids alone go develop a proper vaccine the doctors can be wrong they always were before.

That's good and it should never be authorized.

Kids are not at risk of severe outcome. Plain and simple.

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They shouldn’t be authorized for anyone. It’s ☠️

Because they're NOT SAFE!

They are at risk of hepatitis and liver damage from vaccines. Not Covid 19.

I’m not sure why you’re still quoting Fulford. Someone that denies donating to the trucker convoy and then blames their elderly mother in law with dementia for making the donation shouldn’t be a credible source.

The caption should read… “Here at CTV we have more questions than Brain Cells”

Great article! Happy to see pediatric infectious disease specialists giving nuanced information. 👏 👏 👏

Leave the kids alone state run lib tv

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Should never be

Government pushing the jab through the media.

Maybe make sure vacine is safe for kids first

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Early trials showed higher % of heart side effects in younger males especially.

One day the funding will stop.

5 to 11 year olds have less than zero chance of dying! Let that sink in.

Who the hell would give this to their baby.

I'm amazed you still only provide one sided propaganda and haven't after almost 3 years started reported unbiased news I guess you have forgotten there is more then one side Remember every bill that passes and you don't speak out that makes you no better then the dictator

Imagine being a regular person (or a media talking head) & saying, 'why don't they hurry up?' like you know this is good for them & not dangerous but believe the sales people that have ok'd the rest of the shots for the rest of us are 'holding back' unnecessarily. 🤪 Money

Shame on the corrupt CTV. Trying to push poison on children. Heads should roll for this.

This is good news. 👍

Giving an experiment with 9 pages worth of side effects to children for a cold that kills less than .01% of people is a fucking crime. How dare anyone advocate for this.

This you?

As it should be

Good

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