With the return to in-person learning less that a week away, public health experts and parents say they’re worried a large number of Ontario children will be heading to class without being vaccinated against COVID-19.
The province’s immunization rate for the five-to-11-year-old age group has stalled and is currently at 45 per cent. What’s behind the lag is still unclear. The vaccine for younger children has been approved for use in Canada only since late November, so it may just be a matter of time.
But more concerning for public health authorities is the possibility that vaccine uptake may be approaching its peak. Marisa Cicero,
