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OTTAWA - Canada on Thursday authorized Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for babies as young as 6 months old, making it the country's first vaccine against coronavirus for children under 5, Health Canada said.
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Canada had been offering Moderna's Spikevax vaccine to children above 5 since March, and the latest authorization means some 1.7 million more children are now eligible for inoculation against COVID, according to Health Canada.
Moderna had applied for the expansion of eligibility for its vaccine in late April.
"After a thorough and independent scientific review of the evidence, Health Canada has determined that the benefits of this vaccine for children between 6 months and 5 years of age outweigh the potential risks," Health Canada said in a statement.
The health authority has recommended that children under 5 be given vaccine doses one quarter the size authorized for people over 12 years of age.
OTTAWA - Canada on Thursday authorized Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for babies as young as 6 months old, making it the country's first vaccine against coronavirus for children under 5, Health Canada said.
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Canada had been offering Moderna's Spikevax vaccine to children above 5 since March, and the latest authorization means some 1.7 million more children are now eligible for inoculation against COVID, according to Health Canada.
Moderna had applied for the expansion of eligibility for its vaccine in late April.
"After a thorough and independent scientific review of the evidence, Health Canada has determined that the benefits of this vaccine for children between 6 months and 5 years of age outweigh the potential risks," Health Canada said in a statement.
The health authority has recommended that children under 5 be given vaccine doses one quarter the size authorized for people over 12 years of age.