In another step forward in the COVID-19 pandemic, the approval of the Pfizer vaccine for five-to-11-year-olds will be announced by Health Canada on Friday, according to multiple sources who were not authorized to speak publicly. The news, while expected, will come as a relief to parents of children in that age range. The move did not come as quickly as some parents would have liked, but Canada will be among the first few nations on the planet to approve this edition of the Pfizer vaccine. The Pfizer data was submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sept. 28, and the FDA approved the vaccine Oct. 29. The data was submitted to Health Canada on Oct. 18, and Friday, official approval will come almost a month later.

Source: thestar November 18, 2021 02:42 UTC