naci recommends that the vaccine be given two weeks before or after another vaccine to help identify if a potential side effect is due to the covid-19 vaccine or the other vaccine.
q: what is the risk of my child getting covid-19 or hospitalized because of the virus?
as of march 2022 in b.c., there have been more than 12,800 kids up to age four who have contracted covid. nearly 70 per cent got the virus during the 2021/2022 school year, according to b.c. centre for disease control data.
most children who get covid-19 have mild or asymptomatic cases, but some experience more severe illness or develop long-term symptoms. hospitalization and icu admission for children have increased across canada since the highly-contagious omicron became the dominant variant.
the average monthly rate of hospitalization due to covid for kids six months to 4 years jumped from 1.4 per 100,000 in 2020 and 2021 to 15.9 per 100,000 in the first three months of 2022, said naci.
b.c. has recorded two deaths among kids four and younger; 299 have been hospitalized with covid-19.
q: can i get the vaccine in b.c.?
not yet. health canada has indicated there is a “sufficient supply” of vaccines which will be shipped to the provinces “very shortly.”