Pfizer jab provisionally approved for Australians aged 12-15
It makes it the first coronavirus vaccine approved for individuals younger than 16 in Australia.
It makes it the first coronavirus vaccine approved for individuals younger than 16 in Australia.
The study also suggests that well-timed boosters with the current vaccines may provide additional protection in people who have never had the disease.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it was a historic day for Australia.
The United Kingdom’s decision to adopt a mix-and-match vaccination programme ~ one that permits the first shot to be administered using one vaccine and the second with another ~ has drawn widespread criticism. Experts believe that authorities in the UK have been forced to accept this unwieldy compromise because of the shoddy way the vaccination programme was taken up
Pfizer's submission also includes safety data on approximately 100 children aged 12-15 years.
