Severely immunocompromised and children with disability will be eligible for a third COVID-19 vaccine dose from next week after new advice was adopted. Covid19 vaccine
Some children who are at risk of severe disease will be able to receive a third COVID-19 vaccine dose, but those who are healthy are still considered to be well protected with two doses.Australian children aged 12 to 15 who are at risk of severe disease will be eligible for a COVID-19 booster vaccine from next week.
They must have received their second dose at least three months ago, be severely immunocompromised, have disability with significant health needs, or have complex or multiple health conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID-19.Otherwise healthy children who have received two vaccine doses are still considered to be well protected against severe disease.
Meanwhile, Australians' uptake of potentially life-saving COVID-19 antivirals is slowly ramping up, as authorities look to simplify their distribution criteria. Australian Medical Association vice-president Dr Chris Moy said the peak body was working with authorities to further advertise the antivirals.He said one of the biggest challenges remained getting people to take them within five days of their symptoms starting, the mandatory time frame for access."In the five-day window, sometimes some people are not getting tested in time," Dr Moy told news agency AAP.
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