Children aged five to 11 eligible for Pfizer vaccine from today

Australian kids aged 5 to 11 are eligible to get vaccinated towards COVID-19 from at the moment, with dad and mom speeding to ebook appointments earlier than the college yr returns.

The Therapeutic Items Administration (TGA) provisionally authorised the Pfizer vaccine to be used amongst 5 to 11-year-olds final month.

Analysis reveals the Pfizer vaccine is as much as 91 per cent efficient in kids.

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Kids aged 5 to 11 eligible for Pfizer vaccine from at the moment.(Getty Photos/iStockphoto)

Kids will obtain two doses of the vaccine, eight weeks aside, and one-third of the dosage given to these aged 12 and over.

Colleges are set to return in the beginning of February, with many dad and mom speeding to lock of their kid's first jab earlier than the college yr commences.

The provision of appointments and vaccine shortages stay of concern, notably as an estimated 2.3 million kids at the moment are eligible.

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Quite a lot of medical doctors have reported shortages in vaccines, the place in some instances they've been compelled to cancel appointments as a result of they do not have sufficient vaccines for each affected person.

Melbourne GP Dr Todd Cameron stated his clinic was solely in a position to order 200 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for youngsters, which might final a fortnight.

"We discovered the lesson all through final yr we by no means open appointment slots till we get inventory," he instructed In the present day this morning.

"It is a nightmare to return to hopeful dad and mom on this case and younger kids saying we now have to reschedule this."

However Federal Well being Minister Greg Hunt yesterday assured there have been loads of vaccines to go round for youngsters.

"We now have a inhabitants of roughly 2.3 million kids within the 5 to 11 age group, with three million doses accessible over January and two million over the course of the following two weeks," Mr Hunt stated yesterday.

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Kids can obtain vaccinations via GPs, state and territory-run clinics, pharmacies, Aboriginal Group Managed Well being Providers and Commonwealth Vaccination Centres.

Dad and mom and carers can ebook their baby in for an appointment utilizing the Vaccine Clinic Finder.