Australian Health Minister Confident Pfizer Will Be Approved for Children Aged 5 to 12

Australian Health Minister Confident Pfizer Will Be Approved for Children Aged 5 to 12
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 23, 2021. Rohan Thomson/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could soon be given double green light approval for use in Australian children aged 5 to 12.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said the drug regulatory body, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had given Pfizer provisional determination, allowing the company to speed up their application.