COVID-19: Canada reaches deal with Pfizer for pediatric vaccines

Canadian kids will be able to get their first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine soon after the shots are approved by Health Canada, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

In a press conference on Thursday, Trudeau confirmed the government is set to receive “millions of doses” of the pediatric vaccine as quickly as possible after it is approved by Health Canada.

Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand confirmed a short time after the press conference that there will be 2.9 million pediatric doses available “shortly” after that approval, which is expected imminently.

Global's Jamie Mauracher has the story.

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