There were a lot of little sleeves rolled up in Summerside on Nov. 26 as 130 children received their first dose of pediatric COVID-19 vaccine.
The doses of Pfizer’s pediatric vaccine, which recently received Health Canada approval, arrived on Nov. 23 as part of the effort to immunize the roughly 13,000 children aged 5 to 11 who are now eligible.
Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison said the pediatric vaccinations are an important step forward in P.E.I.’s fight against the pandemic.
“This added layer of protection improves protection for all Islanders,” Morrison said.
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Following are the numbers of new and active COVID-19 cases reported from around the Atlantic region on Nov. 26:
- Nova Scotia: 28 new cases; 172 active cases.
- New Brunswick: 99 new cases; 787 active cases.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: six new cases; 14 active cases.
- Prince Edward Island: two new cases; 37 active cases.
The Health Department confirmed that as of Nov. 26, there were more than 2,500 vaccination appointments booked through Skip the Waiting Room.
Vaccination clinics will initially be held in Charlottetown, Montague, Summerside, O’Leary and Souris.
The department confirmed 130 of the planned 150 vaccinations were completed at the first clinic held in Summerside.
As of Nov. 24, 94.5 per cent of people 12 and over had received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 90.7 per cent were fully vaccinated.
The same day the pediatric vaccination clinics began, the province also announced two new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
One of the latest cases is a person in their 50s while the other is younger than 12.
Both are contacts of previously announced cases and are linked to a cluster that started in Prince County.
With the Nov. 26 update, there are 37 active cases in the province, which has seen 367 positives since the pandemic began.
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PEI starts pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations; 2 new cases confirmed Nov. 26 - SaltWire Network
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