A file photo of a health worker administering a COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic at Movelle Primary School in Kings Park, Melbourne, Saturday, 29 January, 2022.COVID-19 boosters are not required for 12- to 15-year-olds yet, says Australia's vaccine advisory group.The call follows a provisional go-ahead for a Pfizer booster for the age group by the Therapeutic Goods Administration on Friday.
However the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, which is charged with granting final approval, has declined to follow suit. "ATAGI continues to strongly recommend vaccination of all young people aged 5 to 15 years with two primary doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, including those who may have previously had COVID-19; Three primary doses are recommended for those in this age group who are severely immunocompromised," it said.
The former is an oral treatment that inhibits SARS-CoV-2 protein to stop the virus replicating and is used to treat people at high risk of progressing to severe or critical stage. There were 17,597 new COVID-19 cases in NSW - a drop of almost 5,000 from Thursday when the state reported 22,255 new infections.Victoria recorded 9,610 new coronavirus infections. Some 366 people with the virus are hospitalised in Victoria, including 15 in intensive care.
My 5yr boy has covid. Fever reached 39 at worst, spewed twice, slept alot. That was yesterday, today he wanted to jump on the trampoline and is mildly ill. No vaccine. Over 1 in a million chance of a child dying of covid19.
Anti vax dimwits will be breaking out the tummy wipes at this news
The correct decision.