Vaccinating younger kids against COVID-19 is about to be approved in Canada. 

It is expected that Health Canada officials will be announcing the approval of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged five to 11 years tomorrow (Friday, November 19).

Canada is expecting 2.9 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to be delivered by the end of November. 

It is estimated that there will be approximately 390,000 Albertan children who will become eligible for the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine dosage.