Senator Questions Regulator Over Vaccine Safety as Boosters Expanded to 12-Year-Olds in Australia

Senator Questions Regulator Over Vaccine Safety as Boosters Expanded to 12-Year-Olds in Australia
One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts questions Therapeutic Goods Administration during Senate Estimates in Parliament House, in Canberra, Australia, on April 6, 2022. Screenshot by The Epoch Times
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Australian children as young as 12 will soon be eligible to get a third COVID-19 jab following a decision by the medical regulator. Meanwhile, one senator has questioned the regulator over their approval process during a Senate Estimates hearing.

In provisionally approving the Pfizer jab as a booster for the age group, a spokesperson from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) said the regulator had rigorously reviewed overseas vaccine data.

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