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\u201cI want to congratulate the kids who were vaccinated for being super heroes and stepping up today. They\u2019re helping show all children across Canada that getting your COVID-19 vaccine is safe and the right thing to do. This is a first in Canada and the start of thousands of kids in Toronto getting the best protection possible against COVID-19 over the coming weeks. Thank you to Toronto Public Health, the Ministry of Health and SickKids for working together to start vaccination as early as possible now that the vaccine for kids is here. These kids have set a great example for their friends and fellow kids. We are encouraging everyone to get vaccinated so that they can be safe, our schools can stay open and we can bring this pandemic to an end.\u201d
\u2013 Mayor John Tory<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday we reached an exciting milestone in Ontario\u2019s vaccine rollout, with the first children in the country receiving a dose of the paediatric COVID-19 vaccine. This remarkable achievement represents a bright light at the end of the tunnel and will help protect children, their families and the progress we have made in the fight against COVID-19. I strongly encourage every parent and caregiver to embrace the opportunity to get their children vaccinated and protected.\u201d
\u2013 Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Ontario Minister of Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday was a historic and important event for children and their families across our City and across the country. Vaccine protection against COVID-19 for children, their families and our communities is here. I look forward to the work ahead to support the vaccination of all children with our Team Toronto partners.\u201d
\u2013 Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto\u2019s Medical Officer of Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am proud to take part in this milestone moment, and grateful to the brave superhero children who received their COVID-19 vaccine today. Because of you, and the hard work of all those supporting these vaccination efforts, we are one step closer to putting the pandemic behind us.\u201d
\u2013 SickKids CEO Dr. Ronald Cohn<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTeam Toronto Kids \u2014 the largest youth vaccine campaign in our country\u2019s history \u2014 is officially underway. Thanks to Toronto Public Health, the Ministry of Health and SickKids for administering Canada\u2019s first children and youth vaccines this afternoon to patients of SickKids at our City of Toronto clinic. And, thanks to all of the kids who were superheroes today and got vaccinated.\u201d
\u2013 Councillor Joe Cressy (Spadina-Fort York), Chair of the Toronto Board of Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toronto is home to more than 2.9 million people whose diversity and experiences make this great city Canada\u2019s leading economic engine and one of the world\u2019s most diverse and livable cities. As the fourth largest city in North America, Toronto is a global leader in technology, finance, film, music, culture and innovation, and consistently places at the top of international rankings due to investments championed by its government, residents and businesses. For more information visit the City\u2019s website<\/a> or follow us on Twitter<\/a>, Instagram <\/a>or Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[27,172],"class_list":["post-1012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-canada","tag-toronto"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/team-toronto-kid.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1012"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1015,"href":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1012\/revisions\/1015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asproposito.it\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}