Children eligible for vaccine from Monday Jan 10

From January 10, 2.3 million Australian children aged five to 11 will be able to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

The Dran Family. Source: SBS/Phillippa Carisbrooke

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.