The message from most epidemiologists is that it is a good idea that could ease the burden on the health system but, ultimately, the choice is yours
The message from most epidemiologists is that it is a good idea which could ease the burden on the health system but, ultimately, the choice is yours.
“If we have a lot of 30 to 50-year-olds get vaccinated now, that peak won’t be as high,” Baxter said.“We’ll avoid a lot of people getting it right now, and we’ll be on the other side of the curve [sooner]. Thirty to 50-year-olds getting vaccinated will be a part of that.”The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation suggested that people wait three months after recovering from COVID-19 or their last dose before getting their next jab.
“This is a tool we have, we have an impending disaster in the month ahead, let’s use the tool we have this month.”The risk of complications from a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in people in their 30s and 40s is very low, lower than the risk of complications from the coronavirus, experts said. He said there were risk factors for the coronavirus that people weren’t aware of. Men were more likely than women to become seriously ill, and pregnancy was also a risk factor.
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