The Western Australian head of the Australian Medical Association says opening up the country before children have also been given the chance to get vaccinated against COVID-19 would be “bordering on child abuse”.

And his predecessor has back him in.

Dr Andrew Miller told Tom Elliott said there needed to be a plan to vaccinate kids.

“Right now parents and kids around the country don’t have any choice, little kids don’t have any voice,” the former WA AMA boss said.

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