States to push PM on earlier boosters at National Cabinet

State and territory leaders are set to press Scott Morrison to speed up the schedule for booster shots at tomorrow's National Cabinet meeting. 9News

The leaders will discuss public health measures to combat rapidly increasing case numbers in New South Wales and Victoria.

The nation's vaccine advisory body ATAGI ruled last week that boosters could be brought forward from six to five months. The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee has recommended masks to be used in all indoor settings.There has been a surge at coronavirus testing clinics across Australia amid rising cases of the Omicron variant.

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