Children aged 12 to 15 with medical conditions like severe asthma and epilepsy, as well as Indigenous children are now in phase 1b of the vaccine rollout and eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.
Children aged 12 to 15 with severe asthma and epilepsy, among other conditions, as well as Indigenous children are now eligible for the Pfizer vaccine after being placed in phase 1b of the vaccine rollout.
The change will come into effect on August 9, but Mr Hunt said doctors were free to vaccinate children who were eligible before then. "They're also reviewing international evidence with regards to the broader age group from 12 to 15 and they haven't rejected that."
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