The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says the vaccine “may” be offered to children under 5. While serious illness among children is rare, the committee said the number of children hospitalized for COVID-19 shot up dramatically as the Omicron variant spread rampantly last winter.


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15th July 2022


“While most children in this age group have relatively mild disease, some do experience severe illness, especially those with underlying medical conditions,” said NACI chair Dr. Shelley Deeks in a statement Thursday.

The average monthly rate young children hospitalized because of COVID-19 increased from 1.4 per 100,000 children under five in the first two years of the pandemic to 15.9 per 100,000 in the first three months of 2022.

Health Canada said it will continue to keep a close on the safety of the vaccine, and has required Moderna to provide updated data on both the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.

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