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Under-12s are increasingly catching COVID-19. How sick are they getting and when will we be able to vaccinate them?

  Picture: Shutterstock In July Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisionally approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged 12-15. The Australian Technical Advisory group on...

I’m over 50 and hesitant about the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. Should I wait for Pfizer?

  Picture: Richard Wainwright/AAP It’s been well documented that there’s a significant level of vaccine hesitancy in the Australian community at the moment. This appears to be...

When vaccinating 26 million Australians, expect a mistake or two. But we can minimise the risk of repeating Queensland’s overdose incident

 Picture: Shuttlestock It emerged two days ago that two aged-care residents in Brisbane were given an incorrect dose of the Pfizer vaccine — more than the...

Can I choose what vaccine I get? What if I have allergies or side-effects? Key COVID vaccine rollout questions answered

 Kate Geraghty/AAP Image Australia’s keenly awaited COVID vaccine rollout begins today, with the ultimate goal of vaccinating all Australians by October. Here are the answers to...