More than 6,100 five to 11 year olds have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during the first three days of Toronto’s five city-run vaccination clinics.
The Team Toronto Kids COVID-19 vaccination campaign kicked off on Thursday as children aged 5 to 11 became eligible to receive the vaccine.
In a press release Sunday, the City of Toronto says in addition to the 6,134 doses administered at city-run clinics from Thursday to Saturday, more children were also vaccinated through the broader “Team Toronto” network of vaccination clinics including fixed clinics run by hospitals, Ontario Health teams, community health centres and more than 110 primary care providers and pediatricians.
The press release added that, “a full update on all vaccines administered to all residents in this age category will be provided Tuesday.”
Toronto’s chief medical officer, doctor Eileen de Villa, said it is promising to see children stepping up to get vaccinated.
“What an encouraging accomplishment for our city. So many five to 11 year old heroes are stepping up to protect themselves, their loved ones and our entire community against COVID-19,” she said. “Sincere thanks to Team Toronto partners for their continued efforts to protect all of us and to help us end this pandemic.”
As of Sunday, close to 50,000 appointments have been made available for children aged five to 11 from Nov. 25 to Dec. 11 at the five City-run immunization clinics through the provincial booking system.
All appointments from Thursday to Sunday were fully booked ahead of time.
The city says additional appointments are still available at all five city-run immunization clinics next week and from Dec. 7 to 11.
More than 6,100 children in Toronto receive first COVID-19 vaccine dose in first three days of eligibility - Toronto Star
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