The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommended two doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for kids six months to five years old following Health Canada approval. .“NACI carefully reviewed the available evidence, and like other age groups, recommends a 2-dose primary series with an interval of 8 weeks between the 1st and 2nd dose,” said the NACI in a Thursday tweet. .NACI said it recommends a third dose to immunocompromised children six months to five-years-old four to eight weeks between each dose..For children who have caught COVID-19, the agency said it suggests waiting eight weeks after a positive test or the start of symptoms before starting the first round. It said this interval can be shortened for immunocompromised children..“Most children who get #Covid19 have no or mild symptoms, but some, including previously healthy children, can get very ill and require hospitalization,” said NACI. .“#CovidVaccines provide very good protection against severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19.”.Health Canada’s approval expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to about two million children in Canada..READ MORE: BREAKING: Health Canada approves vaccines for kids six months to five years old.Pfizer's vaccine for young children was submitted to Health Canada last month and remains under review..This announcement comes after Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said there needs to be more discussions about young people taking COVID-19 vaccines because of myocarditis. .READ MORE: Ontario top doctor acknowledges myocarditis risk from vaccines."We know there is a risk, a very small risk, one in 5,000, that may get myocarditis, for example,” said Moore. .“You'd have to have that discussion on the risk-benefit, for a young, healthy person."
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommended two doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for kids six months to five years old following Health Canada approval. .“NACI carefully reviewed the available evidence, and like other age groups, recommends a 2-dose primary series with an interval of 8 weeks between the 1st and 2nd dose,” said the NACI in a Thursday tweet. .NACI said it recommends a third dose to immunocompromised children six months to five-years-old four to eight weeks between each dose..For children who have caught COVID-19, the agency said it suggests waiting eight weeks after a positive test or the start of symptoms before starting the first round. It said this interval can be shortened for immunocompromised children..“Most children who get #Covid19 have no or mild symptoms, but some, including previously healthy children, can get very ill and require hospitalization,” said NACI. .“#CovidVaccines provide very good protection against severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19.”.Health Canada’s approval expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to about two million children in Canada..READ MORE: BREAKING: Health Canada approves vaccines for kids six months to five years old.Pfizer's vaccine for young children was submitted to Health Canada last month and remains under review..This announcement comes after Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore said there needs to be more discussions about young people taking COVID-19 vaccines because of myocarditis. .READ MORE: Ontario top doctor acknowledges myocarditis risk from vaccines."We know there is a risk, a very small risk, one in 5,000, that may get myocarditis, for example,” said Moore. .“You'd have to have that discussion on the risk-benefit, for a young, healthy person."
