Ontario Working To Vaccinate Teens

Jason Wellwood May 5, 2021 4:13 pm Last Updated on July 2, 2025 6:39 am

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.

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.

Jason Wellwood

Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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