Teens were left out of Quebec's commitment this week to make a vaccine available to every adult by mid-May. Quebec is still waiting for approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Health Canada and the province's own vaccination committee for 12-to-15 year olds. Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those 16 and over, but so far Quebec has only made the vaccine available in hospital or to those with underlying conditions. (Ivanoh Demers/Radio-Canada)A crucial part of the equationVaccinating older children is viewed by experts as a crucial part of curtailing the pandemic. But that data hasn't been peer reviewed or scrutinized by regulators like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada.

Source: CBC News April 30, 2021 20:24 UTC