Pfizer Shots Could Be Available to Australians Under 40 in September

Registered Nurse, Mesfin Desalegn administers the Pfizer vaccine to a client at the St Vincent's Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic in Sydney, Australia on July 1, 2021 . Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Pfizer vaccines could be available to Australians under 40 as early as September or October, the head of the federal government’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force said on Tuesday.

Lieutenant-General John Frewen told reporters that there was a limited amount of imported Pfizer vaccines and an abundance of locally-made AstraZeneca. Therefore the current age group priorities would remain in place.