Australian children aged five to 11 will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from January next year in an expansion of the federal government's rollout.
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be able to be administered to children aged five to 11 from 10 January next year.Australian children aged five to 11 will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from early next year in an expansion of the federal government's rollout.
Parents, carers and guardians will be able to book appointments from late December, and jabs will be available via GPs, Aboriginal Health Services, community pharmacies, and state and territory clinics.“In one month from today, around 2.27 million Aussie kids aged five to 11 years will have the opportunity to roll up their sleeve and get vaccinated against COVID-19,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement on Thursday night.
Mr Morrison described Australia as a "proud vaccination nation", where more than 95 per cent of all five-year-olds are vaccinated against other diseases. A number of other steps need to be taken before vaccinations can be administered to five to 11-year-olds.
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