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"Millions of Australians will be denied access to improved and more effective
COVID-19 vaccines despite the rising wave of infections.
The Federal Government has secured about three million doses of the XBB.1.5
vaccines. That is 1.2 million fewer than the number of Australians aged 65 and
over.
Although XBB.1.5 vaccines have been available for the past month to anyone in
the United States who hasn’t received a shot in the past two months, supply
here will be limited to those who’ve not yet had their “recommended” dose or
doses of the soon-to-be-replaced vaccines in 2023.
Australians aged under 65 will be unable to boost their immunity with the new
vaccines if they’ve already had one dose of the older vaccines. The only
exception is if they are severely immunocompromised.
Those aged 75 and over were recommended to receive two doses this year. They’ll
be eligible for the XBB1.5 vaccines if they’ve only had one dose so far.
Likewise, those aged between 65 and 74 can be considered for the vaccines by
their doctors if they’ve had just one dose.
Who can and can’t get the XBB.1.5 vaccines, which specifically target the
currently circulating virus variants, has been determined by the Australian
Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), which met last Friday and
advised the Federal Government at the weekend."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: November 23, 2023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-93389863
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
