Toronto outlines COVID-19 vaccination plan for children
. At a COVID-19 briefing last Friday, Dr. Tam said this age group makes up about 20 per cent of new daily cases, despite representing 12 per cent of the population.
“The minute vaccines are approved for use for five to 11 year olds, every five to 11 year old in our city will be able to book an appointment, and there will be available supply,” he said in an interview. “But we are concentrating enhanced resources into the hardest-hit communities starting on Day 1. So it’s not an either/or; it’s a both/and.”
Team Toronto Kids will also hold a number of webinars and town halls to answer questions and support vaccination uptake. Mr. Tory noted Wednesday that 84.5 per cent of eligible Torontonians are now fully vaccinated, and almost 88 per cent have had at least one dose. To get closer to the city’s target of 90 per cent, officials will be staging several more “shop and vax” campaigns through the holiday season, beginning with clinics at 15 malls around the city from Nov. 11 to 14.
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