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Updated MVEC immunisation reference page: COVID-19 vaccination in children and adolescent page

August 16, 2022
|In Show all, COVID-19, Immunisation References
|By Alice Black

MVEC’s COVID-19 vaccination in children and the adolescent reference page has been updated to include the current recommendations for children under 5 years of age. This resource details:  

  • Recommended COVID-19 vaccine schedule information for children and adolescents aged ≥ 6 months 
  • Information on the efficacy and side effects of COVID-19 vaccination in the paediatric population 
  • Links to current ATAGI COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the various paediatric and adolescent age groups  

To view the page in full, follow the link below: 

MVEC: COVID-19 vaccination in children and adolescents 

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The Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC) is an educational website, developed with the aim of providing up-to-date immunisation information for both healthcare professionals and members of the public. We are based at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), a research organisation, and are affiliated with SAEFVIC (Surveillance of Adverse Events Following Vaccination in the Community), the Victorian Vaccine Safety Service.

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