Australia, quickly becoming one of most-vaccinated nations against COVID-19, has been told by its regulators that its independent decision on whether to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children could come as early as January, officials said on Sunday. Health Minister Greg Hunt said medical regulators are still waiting for more “real-world” health and safety data for the vaccinations after the United States went ahead with an emergency approval for the Pfizer mRNA vaccine for children above the age of five. “The expectation that they have set is the first part of January, hopefully early January,” Hunt told the Australian Broadcast Corp’s Insiders programme. “But they’re going as quickly as possible … We’re ready to go when our regulators are convinced that it’s safe and effective for children.” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this month recommended the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE shot for broad use in the 5-11 age group, after …