Canada authorises Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11

Canada has authorised Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11. The shot is the first to be made available for young children in Canada. "This authorisation comes at a critical time in the pandemic...as incident rates have been increasing among children less than 12 years of age," Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser to the federal health ministry said.