Prioritising Pfizer over AstraZeneca to vaccinate under-50s risks harming Australia s rollout thanks to its unreliable vaccine supply, some experts say.
The government is reviewing what that decision, based on a potentially increased risk of extremely rare blood clots among younger people taking the AstraZeneca vaccine, means for the country s already delayed rollout.
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Australia can produce the AstraZeneca vaccine at CSL in Melbourne.(Getty)
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he did not have an update to the rollout timeline and said, we have to take the time to assess the implications for the program . When we ve done that, we may be able to form a view. But I don t think anyone should expect that any time soon, he said last night.
Federal government accepts NSW offer to help rollout COVID-19 vaccines
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Federal government accepts NSW offer to help rollout COVID-19 vaccines
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