Caitlin Giercke with Pharmasave says vaccinations for this age group are nothing new, with vaccines for young children available for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chicken pox) and more. He reports that normally, pharmacies are not even allowed to administer vaccine doses to people under the age of seven, but the government made an exception regarding COVID-19. “This was to allow more access to these vaccines for children for COVID,” says Giercke. “Unfortunately, just because of the limitations of training and the risk of only post-vaccination follow-up, it is safer for children to be vaccinated in a clinical setting through the Portage clinic.” He adds that vaccinating a young person is simply something that pharmacists are not trained to do. Giercke says the vaccine available for young children is the Moderna vaccine, which is an mRNA vaccine. “Two doses are recommended for this age group,” explains Giercke. “The doses must also be eight weeks apart.” Giercke hopes that people will stay smart and continue to try to stop the spread of COVID-19.