DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health unit (HKPR) is urging children to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Children under age 12 now account for the highest incidence of confirmed cases nationally, compared to other age groupings. That age group represents more than 20 percent of daily cases, but just 12 percent of the Canadian population, Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr.