Less than five per cent of people eligible to receive a winter booster shot will be able to get the fourth dose when the rollout begins next week. COVID19 7NEWS
Health department secretary Dr Brendan Murphy said it was critical to help protect at-risk Australians ahead of winter, where there is expected to be a combined surge of flu and coronavirus cases.
Deputy co-ordinator general Teena Blewitt told the hearing guidance had been provided to aged care facilities earlier in the week if they wanted a Commonwealth vaccine administrator to assist with the new rollout. The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee said it was likely the peak of cases associated with the spike would occur in the middle of April in several jurisdictions.
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