Health Canada says it has removed comments on Twitter, which indicated the review of kids’ COVID-19 vaccine would take months, because they were wrong
Health Canada says comments it made on Twitter on Tuesday that its review of a COVID-19 vaccine for kids would still take months was incorrect and the posts were deleted.
A screenshot of Health Canada's since-deleted tweet, which erroneously indicated the review of kids’ COVID-19 vaccine would take months. The regulator's Chief Medical Adviser, Dr. Supriya Sharma, on Friday pegged the timing for a decision on the vaccine’s use in kids at a matter of weeks, rather than months.“The tweet was indeed an error and therefore was taken down,” spokesperson Eric Morrissette said in a statement.
“I can’t see a decision before mid- to the end of November,” Dr. Sharma said. “Certainly, again, it depends on the data.”“One of the things that we’re really careful about is that we know that when we’re making decisions, especially about our most vulnerable precious commodity, our children, is that people want to make sure that we have confidence in the review and the submission and that we have that information available so people can weigh those risks and benefits,” Dr. Sharma said.
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