Australia’s medicine regulator approves Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11
The Hindu
Australia’s overall childhood immunisation coverage is also one of the highest in the world, with 95% of 5-year-olds inoculated with vaccines recommended for their age, health data showed
Australia’s medicine regulator provisionally approved on Sunday the Pfizer Inc. coronavirus vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11, with the Health Minister saying the rollout could begin from Jan. 10.
“They [the Therapeutics Goods Administration] have made a careful, thorough assessment, determined that it is safe and effective and that it is in the interests of children and Australians for children 5 to 11 to be vaccinated,” said Greg Hunt, the Health Minister.
After initial delays with its general COVID-19 inoculation programme, Australia has swiftly become one of the world’s most vaccinated countries, with health data showing that nearly 88% of Australians over the age of 16 have now received two doses.
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