From Monday, Australians aged 30 years and over will be able to get a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose.
From Monday, Australians aged 30 years and over will be able to get a fourth vaccine dose, or second booster.Those who have COVID-19 after their third COVID-19 jab are being advised to wait at least three months before having their fourth jab.
They made everyone fair game for infection or reinfection but hospitalisations were unlikely to reach levels seen during the initial Omicron wave, she said.Preliminary research from Japan indicates the variants could replicate more efficiently in the lungs than BA.2, and Prof Bennett said this could lead to an increase in lower respiratory tract and secondary infections.
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