The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for children aged six months to five years by the TGAgovau. 7NEWS
Babies as young as six months are set to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in Australia.
“As we have seen with children in older age groups, the TGA expects that vaccines for younger children will provide protection from the most severe outcomes of COVID-19, such as hospitalisation and death,” the authority said in a statement on Tuesday.Previously, only children older than five were able to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
The TGA said it will provide its advice published in the Australian Public Assessment Reports to the federal government in coming days. “Most adverse events seen in clinical trials in children aged six months up to six years were mild-moderate and generally reported after the second dose.
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