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Parents of Children Aged 5 to 11 Can Book COVID Vaccine Appointment Starting Tomorrow

Province expecting shipment of more than a million vaccines

The province announcing parents with children aged five to eleven can begin booking appointments to receive the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine beginning tomorrow morning

At 8 am parents can log onto the provincial vaccine portal and book an appointment for children born in 2016 or earlier.

Ontario is expected to receive just over a million doses from the federal government which will be immediately distributed to public health units, pharmacies and primary care settings.

Provincial officials adding "It’s okay to have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. Parents, caregivers and children are encouraged to call the Provincial Vaccine Contact Centre at 1-833-943-3900, or visit COVID-19 Vaccine Consult Service to book a confidential phone appointment with a SickKids clinician."

 

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