Canada Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine for Youngest Kids

A person draws out Moderna vaccine during a drive through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ontario, on Jan. 2, 2022. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg

Health Canada says it has approved the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as six months old.

In a July 14 statement, the federal health regulator announced it has authorized the use of Moderna’s Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years of age, making Moderna the first pharmaceutical company permitted to provide their vaccine to Canada’s youngest kids.