Australian Health Advisers Recommend Against COVID-19 Vaccination for Healthy Babies, Toddlers

Australian Health Advisers Recommend Against COVID-19 Vaccination for Healthy Babies, Toddlers
A pharmacy offers COVID-19 vaccines in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept. 29, 2021. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A group of experts that advises the Australian government on vaccination policy recommended on Aug. 3 against COVID-19 vaccination for all children under 5, except for those with serious underlying conditions.

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) issued its findings after analyzing clinical trial data and taking into account how healthy children who get COVID-19 face little risk of experiencing severe illness.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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