Vaccination registration for kids five and up opens in B.C.
Posted October 9, 2021 7:28 pm.
Last Updated October 9, 2021 7:52 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — The process of getting kids five years and up vaccinated is now officially underway in B.C.
Ahead of an official announcement, the registration portal opened on the Get Vaccinated website Saturday to include children aged five to 11.
Parents can register their kids online in less than two minutes on the B.C. government’s website.
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BC now registering children under 12 for #covid19 vax.
You can register your kids at https://t.co/mv0ncL4ex5
(No date for vaccine approval for those under 11 yet – pfizer application in Canada expected within a week)#bcpoli @NEWS1130 @CityNewsVAN https://t.co/8NHSg8Ipv4— LizaYuzda (@LizaYuzda) October 9, 2021
It’s identical to the process that adults have been following in the province, so it should be familiar to users.
They can only register in advance for now, and there is no information available about when vaccines will be available to immunize children over five years old.
