More than half a million doses of the children's Pfizer vaccine have arrived in the country, ahead of the rollout next week.
From next Monday, those aged from 5 to 11 can receive their first paediatric dose, which is about a third of an adult shot.
It comes amid a new study out of Australia and Canada, which found adults are actually the biggest beneficiaries when children are vaccinated.
Professor Michael Good from Queensland's Griffith University spoke to Sarah Robson.
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More than half a million doses of the children's Pfizer vaccine have arrived in the country, ahead of the rollout next week.
From next Monday, those aged from 5 to 11 can receive their first paediatric dose, which is about a third of an adult shot.
It comes amid a new study out of Australia and Canada, which found adults are actually the biggest beneficiaries when children are vaccinated.
Professor Michael Good from Queensland's Griffith University spoke to Sarah Robson.
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