Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2022
ATAGI recommendations for a booster dose of the paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years
24 October 2022 - Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation on Pfizer booster doses for children aged 5 to 11 years.
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation recommends that a booster dose of the Paediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (10 mcg, ancestral strain) may be given to the following children aged 5 to 11 years who have completed a primary course of vaccination 3 or more months ago:
- Those who are severely immunocompromised
- Those who have a disability with significant or complex health needs
- Those who have complex and/or multiple health conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID-19
