Australia Approves Pfizer Vaccine for Kids 5 to 11

8-year-old Ava Onaissi receives a pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination during a vaccination clinic at Emmanuel Baptist Church in San Jose, Calif. on Nov. 3, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Australian health authorities have approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for all children aged 5 to 11, with the rollout of the vaccine to begin in January.

The news of the approval comes after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) gave the green light to the new formulation of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, also known as Comirnaty, in Australia on Dec. 5.