Starting Monday there will be more options for children and teens when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination.

For children five to eleven years, the Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine will be available as a first or additional booster. In Saskatchewan, children five to 11 years may receive the Pfizer bivalent vaccine as a booster dose four months following their primary series or four months following their original COVID-19 vaccine booster dose (fourth dose).

For children 12 to 17 years, the Novavax Nuvaxovid vaccine will be available as a primary series and booster dose.

The Novavax vaccine is a protein-based vaccine and has been available to residents 18 and older since April 2022. Note that mRNA vaccines (Moderna, Pfizer) continue to be the recommended vaccines for all residents.

Due to limited supply of both of these vaccines, they will only be available through certain Saskatchewan Health Authority, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority and Indigenous Services Canada public health clinics. They are not available through pharmacies at this time.