Travellers will soon no longer need to wear masks in airports, while Novavax has been approved as a COVID-19 booster for people aged 18 and above:
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The rule will be dropped as early as Saturday, but flyers will still be required to wear masks on planes to help limit the spread of COVID-19.In a statement, the government said the committee didn't consider the mandate for terminals "proportionate" following relaxed mask-wearing rules in all states and territories.
The statement says the committee will continue to review mask-wearing on flights, and will provide further advice on this in the future.Novavax has been approved as a COVID-19 booster for people aged 18 and above. In March, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation recommended Novavax be used as a booster for over-18s where an mRNA vaccine such as Pfizer is not suitable.
The COVID-19 pandemic had shown Australia lacked a national mechanism to efficiently collate disease surveillance data, coordinate responses and conduct rapid applied research to inform policy and guide decision making.
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