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Sydney man Tom Lee received full doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines for better immunity
Sydney man Tom Lee claims he received four doses of the coronavirus vaccine - getting both Pfizer and AstraZeneca - to maximise antibodies as he documented his journey on social media.
David WuDigital Reporter
July 13, 2021 - 10:05AM
The Sydney man who claims he received two doses of AstraZeneca and two Pfizer jabs said he decided to double up to give himself greater immunity against the deadly infection.
Tom Lee, 34, has been documenting his journey on social media each time he received a jab at the Olympic Park vaccination hub.
Australian Government’s Vaccination Commercial Meets With Heavy Public Backlash
The federal government’s $41 million (US$ 30.7 million) nationwide “Arm Yourself” campaign, to encourage Australians to get vaccinated with a COVID-19 jab has come under intense criticism after members of the public took to the social media platform Twitter to vent their frustration.
The 30-second commercial, which aired on Sydney television on Sunday, features a young woman on a ventilator struggling to breathe as her heart monitor beeps, with the message: “COVID-19 can affect anyone. Stay home. Get tested. Book your vaccination.”
“This ad should be immediately taken off air,” adjunct professor Bill Bowtell wrote in a post on Twitter. Bowtell is a strategic health consultant at the University of NSW and worked on the now famous 1987 Grim Reaper HIV/AIDS campaign in Australia.
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Of the 77 new cases, only 32 were in isolation for all of their infectious period.
The premier expects this toll will be beaten on Monday when health authorities report infection numbers for the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday. I ll be shocked if it s less than 100, Ms Berejiklian told reporters on Sunday.
It was highly unlikely lockdown provisions in Greater Sydney and surrounds will be lifted as scheduled on Friday, which will mark the end of a third week of stay at home orders.
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There are 15 COVID-19 patients in NSW in intensive care, with five on ventilators.
Federal Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said one of the six SummitCare Baulkham Hills aged care residents who caught COVID-19 from an infected staff member was seriously unwell in hospital.