Australia Ends COVID Vaccine Recommendation for Healthy Children One Week After the US

The Australian government is no longer recommending the COVID vaccine for healthy kids, saying benefits of vaccination are not likely to outweigh harm.

A young child receives a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination at Temple Beth Shalom in Needham, Mass., on June 21, 2022. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

One week after the U.S. government amended its recommendations on the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children, Australia has followed suit.

On May 27, the U.S. Centres for Disease Control (CDC) announced it would narrow its COVID vaccine recommendations.