Canberra children eligible for second vaccine dose from Monday as ACT outbreak grows | ABC News

Canberra children aged five to 11 will be eligible for a second COVID-19 vaccine dose from next week, as infections in the national capital continue to rise, especially among young adults.
The ACT recorded 794 new cases over the past day, bringing the total number of Canberrans known to be infected above 4,300.
The weekly caseload is now at its highest level in more than a month.
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