Experts say Delta variant spread among Australian children is concerning in absence of Covid vaccine

With data showing children can be vulnerable to long Covid, a former AMA president says the lack of an approved vaccine for the young is troubling

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In the absence of an approved Covid vaccine for children, medical experts are concerned about the ongoing spread of the Delta variant in young people in the New South Wales and Victorian outbreaks.

Forty-five per cent of all active Covid cases in Melbourne are in children and teenagers.