The head of Australia's vaccine rollout expects every child between five to 11 years old will be able to get their first dose by the start of the next school year:
The US approved vaccines for five to 11-year-olds earlier this year, with more than five million children now being vaccinated.The head of Australia's vaccine rollout expects every child between five to 11 years old will be able to get their first dose by the start of the next school year.
"We believe we will have adequate supply early in the new year to cover the entire cohort," he told the committee on Tuesday. While the final timings of the vaccine are yet to be determined, it's expected vaccines could commence for the age group from 10 January.The co-chair of the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation , Professor Christopher Blyth, said the body would hand the findings to the government imminently."We have looked at the safety data very carefully, because the risk benefits are different in this group compared to older people.
Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly also told the committee he was reassured by data coming out of the United States on child vaccinations.
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