Australia may soon follow America in vaccinating children as young as five

School closures and rising Covid infections in children have seen countries look to expand their vaccination programs, and Australia is no different

The head of Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration Professor John Skerritt: 'It will take a few weeks [for approval of the vaccine for 5-11-year-olds] but I would hope that we get there by the end of November.' Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Australia’s four million children aged five to 11 years may be able to receive the Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19 before the end of 2021 if Australia follows the lead of the United States.

On 29 October, the Federal Drug Administration approved Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine for emergency use in American children aged five to 11 years.