Health minister Mark Butler says the government has accepted Atagi’s advice and approved the Moderna jab for children aged from six months to under five years
Health minister Mark Butler says the Australian government has approved the Moderna Covid vaccine for children aged from six months to under five years.Health minister Mark Butler says the Australian government has approved the Moderna Covid vaccine for children aged from six months to under five years.
The health minister, Mark Butler, said on Wednesday the government had accepted an Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation recommendation to make the Moderna vaccine available to that cohort of at-risk children. He said approximately 70,000 children would now be eligible.“The Albanese government has accepted the medical advice and made Covid-19 vaccination available to our most vulnerable young children who have significant health conditions,” Butler said.
Butler said the new groups eligible include children with congenital cardiac disease, chronic lung disease, type 1 diabetes, severe cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome, and chronic neurological or muscular conditions
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