The TGA has provisionally approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six months to up to six years old. ATAGI will now assess the regulator's approval and provide advice to the government. Read more here:
More children – those aged over six months – in Australia will soon be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.Australian babies and young children could soon be eligible for protection from COVID-19 after the medicines regulator provisionally approved a vaccine.
The study found the immune response to the vaccine in children was similar to that seen in young adults aged 18 to 25 years and had similar safety levels.In a statement, the regulator said provisional approval was the first step and the decision indicates "that the vaccine has met high safety, quality and efficacy standards".
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