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The Moderna vaccine is now available for 6 to 11 year olds. Here’s what parents need to know

Image: Shutterstock Australian children aged six to 11 years old will be able to get the Moderna COVID vaccine at pharmacies, GP clinics and vaccination...

Why has my child’s vaccination been cancelled? We’re reliant on overseas supply and a complex logistics network

Image: Shutterstock Reports of GPs cancelling or postponing COVID vaccine appointments for 5-11 year olds are piling up, with desperate parents expressing anger and fear about how...

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...

What’s Australia’s first local Pfizer-style COVID vaccine? And when might it be in our arms? An mRNA expert explains

 Picture: Penny Stephens/AAP Australia has struggled to get enough Pfizer doses to meet Australians’ growing demand for COVID-19 vaccinations. Australia has been producing doses of AstraZeneca since March, but...

Which COVID vaccine is best? Here’s why that’s really hard to answer

 Picture: Shuttlestock With the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines accelerating, people are increasingly asking which vaccine is best? Even if we tried to answer this question, defining which...

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...