Australia's health department has updated its COVID-19 vaccine advice.
vaccine advice, recommending anyone aged 75 or over to get another jab if they haven't had one in the last six months.
"The latest advice from our vaccination experts is that, if you're aged 75 or older and it's been at least six months since your last COVID-19 vaccine dose, it's time to top up your protections with an additional dose,"Smoking and vaping causes eye problems in young people, study findsAustralians aged 75 and over have been recommended to take another COVID-19 vaccine dose under new advice from the health department.
"For other people who were advised to get a 2023 booster but haven't had one, it's not too late to come forward and get one.
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