Melbourne girl Charlie Murphy, who was vaccinated against COVID-19 today (10 January), said "just a little sting, it's over".
The 10-year-old girl from Chelsea, southeastern, said, "I feel good, the Time newspaper reported. She called vaccination "for the safety of others and for the safety of oneself."
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Talking about other children who may feel scared, she said: "I don't think they need to be afraid, they should be excited. ”
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners said that although some appointments had been cancelled across Australia due to "supply issues", many more children were vaccinated today.
Charlie's mother, Helen, said she made an appointment for her child to be vaccinated at Chelsea Heights Medical Centre after the federal Health Department approved the vaccine for young children last month.
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"I feel like it's the only way to keep everyone safe and doesn't need to be in lockdown all the time," she said. ”
Helen said she felt that not only would Charlie be safer, but vaccination would also help protect vulnerable people around her children, such as grandparents with lung disease and classmates with compromised immune systems who could not be vaccinated.
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While Charlie was waiting for vaccination, he was amused by a balloon-twisting artist, and then at Charlie's request, the staff drew "COVID-19 in the process" on his arm.
Megan Mills, from Bundoora, said she was happy and relieved when her 11-year-old daughter, Chloe, was vaccinated at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital at 8:45 this morning.
She said the vaccination reduced the likelihood of Chloe and her family getting an infection or becoming severely ill. Mills and her husband worked in disability support, while Chloe's big brothers "often hang out with friends."
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Mills said that while she was concerned about the effects of the vaccine, she thought getting her children vaccinated was "the right choice I made for them."