Australia Provisionally Approves Pfizer Boosters for 16 to 17-Year-Olds

Australia Provisionally Approves Pfizer Boosters for 16 to 17-Year-Olds
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Sydney Road Family Medical Practice, in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 10, 2022. Jenny Evans/Getty Images
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Australia’s medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, has granted provisional approval for Pfizer’s comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine to be used as a booster shot for teens aged 16 and 17.

The dosage for this age group will be the same as for adults and the booster dose can be administered within three to four months after receiving the primary two doses, regardless of the branding of the first two doses.

Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health writer for The Epoch Times, based in New York. She mainly covers stories on COVID-19 and the healthcare system and has a bachelors in biomedicine from The University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
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