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Canada could approve 1st COVID-19 shot for youngest kids this month: feds

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Federal officials say a COVID-19 vaccine for Canada’s youngest children could be approved as soon as this month. 

Health Canada tweeted Tuesday that it expects to reach a decision by mid-July on whether to approve Moderna’s shot for children between six months and five years old.

Moderna has applied for its vaccine to be given in two doses, each a quarter of its adult dose, administered about four weeks apart.

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The agency says it received a submission from Pfizer-BioNTech on June 23 for its vaccine for children between the ages of six months and four years old.

A Health Canada spokesperson says regulators are

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This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/vaccine-kids-canada-1.6511518?cmp=rss.

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