My, admittedly feeble, understanding is that the matter of vaccinations for under-16's will be reviewed once Pfizer and Astra-Zeneca have actually completed trials to ensure that it is
safe to vaccinate them with the vaccines developed so far. Neither of those vaccines have currently been certified for use in under- 16's in Australia due to a lack of evidence regarding their effectiveness and safety in vaccinating that section of the population.
Federal Health Minister: Greg Hunt (With Prof. Murphy standing alongside him)- "
And phase 3, if clinical trials were to provide global information on the efficacy and safety in children, then it would proceed to children."
Read the transcript of the press conference with Minister Hunt and Professor Brendan Murphy, in Canberra on 18 February about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Australia.
www.health.gov.au