The vaccine poses a major shake-up to Australia's annual vaccine rollout to help ease the burden on an overloaded system. 9News
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"If you could go to the doctor and get one vaccine that essentially covers you for influenza, COVID-19 and RSV - that would be helpful," Dr Nischal Sahai said."The aim is to see whether a combination vaccine will be as tolerable as giving all three vaccines separately." "One visit, one vaccination and possibly a booster compared to three visits and boosters," participant Carolyn Rose said.Researchers are looking for more participants in the trial.
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