coronavirus vaccine, Health Canada officials said on Wednesday.This is because of a lack of data on how Pfizer’s injection affects younger Canadians, Health Canada’s chief medical advisor explained.“The authorization is for people over the age of 16,” Dr.
Supriya Sharma told reporters.“In the clinical trials, there were some participants that were younger than that – so from the ages of 12 to 15 – that were added when that was expanded in terms of the clinical trials, but those numbers were very small.” Canada approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, will start administering ‘within days’ This lack of data means more research will be required to determine whether kids and teens can safely use the vaccine.