Tag: Vaccinate Children

Moderna Says Its Vaccine for Ages Under 6 Will Be Ready for US Review in June

WASHINGTON—Moderna Inc.’s chief medical officer said on Sunday the company’s vaccine for children under 6 years old will be ready for review by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel when it meets in June. Moderna sought emergency use authorization from the FDA on Thursday. An advisory panel of experts to the U.S. drug regulator…


‘Only Three Doses Protects You From COVID-19’, Urges Victorian Premier

The Victorian government has urged eligible Victorians to get their booster shots as the state introduces new pandemic restrictions and vaccine mandates on Jan. 10 Night clubs, pubs and bars are set to close from Jan. 12 at 11.59 p.m. onwards, although dancefloors at wedding venues will stay open. The Andrews government also strongly recommended…


Children Are Essentially Immune Already so Don’t Touch Them With These COVID Vaccines

Commentary Children’s natural defenses against the SARS-CoV-2 virus have largely spared them and I ask, why would we seek to bypass these defenses and threaten them? Why vaccinate our children for this mild and typically non-consequential virus when they bring protective innate immunity towards SARS-VoV-2, other coronaviruses, and other respiratory viruses? Why push to vaccinate our…


Ontario Expands Eligibility for Third COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

Ontario is expanding eligibility for a third COVID-19 dose, with individuals from additional “high-risk” groups able to access the booster shot on Nov. 6. High-risk groups will be able to receive the booster shot if six months have passed since their last vaccine dose. Those groups include: Individuals aged 70 and above Health care workers…


Party Insiders Defend Tory MP Lewis After Her Criticism of COVID Vaccination Plan for Kids

Conservative MP Lesleyn Lewis is getting support from some Conservative Party insiders as she challenged the federal government’s announcement of a roadmap for providing a COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 children. Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are only available for children 12 and older. Earlier this month, Pfizer asked Health…


Current, Former Tory MPs Defend Leslyn Lewis After Her Criticism of COVID Vaccination Plan for Kids

Conservative MP Lesleyn Lewis is getting support from some Conservative Party insiders as she challenged the federal government’s announcement of a roadmap for providing a COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 children. Currently, the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are only available for children 12 and older. Earlier this month, Pfizer asked Health…


New York Governor Getting Ready to Vaccinate Children: ‘This Is Inevitable’

New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said during a press conference on Wednesday that she had spoken to the White House and gotten confirmation that COVID-19 vaccine approval for young children will be coming soon. “We have to make sure our pediatricians are preparing for the opportunity to administer the vaccine to children, this…