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16-17 year olds can now get their COVID boosters. Why not younger children?

  • Written by: Nicholas Wood, Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Adolescents aged 16-17 are now eligible to receive their Pfizer vaccine booster, following the recommendation earlier this week from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI).

This move has been prompted by the rise of Omicron and reduced immunity after two vaccine doses.

It’s also the next step in the likely...

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