Waterloo Region aims to have COVID-19 vaccine available for kids aged 5-11 by Christmas The region also says on Tuesday the vaccination booking portal will also begin allowing caregivers of kids in that age group to begin booking appointments at regional clinics.On Friday, the chief of the vaccination task force told reporters the region is hoping to vaccinate interested kids in this age group by the holidays.“I would suggest that it’s going to take us two to three weeks to run all of those children through our clinics, through our primary care offices, through our pharmacies, and my hope is they will all have had the opportunity to be vaccinated with the first dose before the holiday season,” Vickie Murray said.There are about 48,000.