Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine

The COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children 5 – 11 years of age, subject to provincial guidelines.  To get your pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, speak with your personal pharmacist to learn more.

BC’s COVID-19 Immunization Plan Website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/plan

Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty mRNA vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. All COVID-19 vaccines for adults and children follow the same review and approval process.

Dosage of the Pfizer mRNA child vaccine

The Pfizer mRNA vaccine for children uses a smaller dosage of the same vaccine used for youth and adults.

Children need a smaller dose of the vaccine to get the same protection from COVID-19.

If your child turns 12 in 2022, it’s your choice to wait and have them vaccinated with the full dosage for youth and adults.

Eligibility is based on birth date

Eligibility is based on your child’s birth date. They must be 5 years of age or older to get vaccinated.

Eligibility examples

A child’s birth date is September 13, 2016. They are eligible now.

A child’s birth date is January 2, 2017. They are eligible on January 2, 2022.