The change opens up the Pfizer vaccine to 2.1m more people, but the government played down the impact as a ‘minor adjustment’
Australia’s lagging vaccine rollout will be strained even further, after the latest government expert advice recommended thePfizer will be the preferred vaccine for eligible people under 60 following a recommendation from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation . However people who have had their first shot of AstraZeneca will be advised to have their second shot of the same vaccine.
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