Australia Expected to Approve Pfizer Vaccine for Children Under 12 by 2022

A child's dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is seen in Washington on Nov. 3, 2021. Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo

Australia is expected to approve Pfizer vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 by the end of 2021, according to Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly.

“The TGA has received their advice from Pfizer. In terms of an application for that age group, they are going through that process,” Kelly told the ABC on Tuesday.