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 Canada to approve its vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Oct. 21 that the vaccine will only be made available to children once Health Canada has gone through all approval processes and the vaccine is proved to be safe. He added that Ottawa has worked with Pfizer to make millions of doses available for children shortly after it’s been approved, “enough to get all kids … between 5 and 11 vaccinated as quickly as possible.” “Never have Canadian children been used as shields for adults,” …
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