Children eligible for vaccine from Monday Jan 10

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The Dran Family Source: SBS/Phillippa Carisbrooke

From January 10, two-point-three million Australian children aged five to 11 will be able to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. It's been deemed safe and effective by Australia's immunisation advisory body, and health experts want children get a first dose before the start of the new school year. But it's not compulsory.



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