A federal government decision to bring COVID-19 booster shots forward came after laboratory testing showed immunity from the coronavirus waned within six months after two doses | rachelclun
Department of Health Secretary Professor Brendan Murphy said although the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation decided earlier this month, emerging data meant that needed to be shortened.
Professor Murphy and Health Minister Greg Hunt both received booster shots of the Moderna vaccine on Sunday morning, after the vaccine was approved for use as a third dose by the ATAGI. By the end of December, 4.1 million Australians will be eligible for boosters, a month earlier than originally expected.
People can get either booster, no matter which vaccine they had initially. While AstraZeneca is not formally approved as a booster, people who had adverse reactions to the mRNA vaccine can have that as a third dose instead, Professor Murphy said.
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