Parents sigh of relief as thousands book Manitoba vaccinations for their children on the first day

She was anxiously waiting for the day and her nerves kept her all night, she said.

“Thank you, science,” said Shapka, who scheduled her 11-year-old daughter’s promise as soon as possible. “The overwhelming logistics effort to deploy this … Manitoba wasn’t always perfect, but overall it was very good.”

Manitoba 5 to 11 were targeted for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children. The state said that child dose shipments would arrive in Manitoba on Tuesday, recommending waiting eight weeks between doses.

According to state officials, pharmacists and their doctors will start taking it between Thursday and next Monday. Manitoba Vaccine Finder App It will be updated in the next few days to reflect which pharmacy has the dose.

Currently, children’s bookings can only be booked on the Immune Super Site.

State officials warned that everyone would jump over the line and book an appointment for their child. Prior to Monday, those appointments will be cancelled.

Kyle Penner booked three appointments for the kids at the Steinbach Supersite next Monday.

A deputy minister of the Grace Mennonite Church in Steinbach said he understood that some parents were reserved.

“We really respect and understand those questions they have,” he said. “Our doctor was there when our child was born, and they are them for everything else in the meantime, and this allows us to talk to our doctor as well. Thing.”

Dr. Marni Hanna, a pediatrician and chairman of the Manitova Pediatric Society, said child shots are about one-third the dose of the adult vaccine, but still stimulate a strong immune response.

“This will be important to help things get better and get over it,” she said. Information radio Guest host face fundal.

In recent weeks, children and teens have accounted for the largest proportion of new COVID-19 cases. According to state data.

According to Hannah, these 5-11 vaccines have been studied and are safe and effective, with parents having mild side effects of the same type, including pain in adults 1-2 days after a seizure. You can expect it. Arms, skeletal muscles, headaches, fever.

Dr. Hannah said the risk of myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation, is higher with COVID-19 infection than with vaccination, and the condition is treatable.

Dr. Joslymer, a medical leader at the Vaccine Task Force in Manitoba, said clinical trials in children showed that the vaccine was nearly 91% effective in preventing infection. No serious side effects were detected, including cases of myocarditis.

According to the state, there are about 125,200 children between the ages of 5 and 11. Hannah said all qualified children should be shot.

“Many children, as you know, are anxious to get back to normal. It’s hard to know what it is anymore,” she said. “It’s important to them and they want to be able to be with their friends.”

Shapka had a browser open on her cell phone and computer when the online booking system opened at 6 am on Monday, sending group text messages with other mothers doing the same.

She encountered some glitches when she first logged on, but they were resolved immediately. She had an appointment booked on Thursday about 20 minutes later.

“We’ve been waiting for a long time and finally have the last member of my family … it’s happening,” she said. “Finally, I’m happy to be able to accomplish this.”

State officials said there were minor issues identified shortly after the booking website was published “very large” online on Monday morning, but they were resolved within 30 minutes. A spokesman added that the callers experienced long wait times and were expected to receive a call back within about two hours due to the high demand for the phone.

Glitch had Crystal Pain on the edge, but she waited a bit before stealing her promise.

She woke up and was ready at 5:30 am on Monday. Her daughter, Envy Payne, 9, is the last unvaccinated family member.

Since Payne’s father lives with them, the family is taking special precautions as he is at greater risk.

Pain hopes that the enhanced lockdown mode doesn’t have to last that long, as he has an Envy appointment on Thursday.

Envy was looking forward to it and was able to help keep her grandfather safe.

“She is excited to protect him and live a little longer.”