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Ontario Working To Vaccinate Teens

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Some children could be entering the new school year fully vaccinated.

Early Wednesday, Health Canada approved the Pfizer vaccine for youths aged 12 to 15, which is the first vaccine authorized in the nation for use in the age group.

Related: Health Canada Approves Pfizer Vaccine For Adolescents

Health Minister Christine Elliott said it is import to maintain the four month interval between shots.

“We’ll start the vaccinations in schools, and then have the second dose administered before a return to school date in September,” mentioned Elliott.

The news comes as Ontario will see an influx of vaccines during the month of May.

“We expect to administer first doses to 65% of Ontarians aged 18 and over by the end of May, which would equal nearly 7.9 million Ontarians,” Elliott noted.

Currently, there is an ongoing study to determine the safety of COVID-19 vaccines for children aged six months to 11 years old.

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Pfizer Vaccine Shows Promise For Kids

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Pfizer-Biontech is reporting positive results in its testing of the COVID-19 vaccine in kids between the ages of 12 and 15.

A recent preliminary study of over 2,200 youth found the shots had 100% effectiveness, and were well tolerated.

The companies plan to submit this new data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency as soon as possible.

It says the study will continue to track participants for two years.

Studies are also underway for children aged 6 months to 11 years.