New advice has been released by Australia’s peak immunisation body, clarifying what it means to be “up to date” with COVID vaccinations. COVID19 7NEWS
Children under the age of 16 are still considered “up to date” following two vaccine doses.Credit:However, severely immunocompromised people aged five years and older will require a third primary dose to remain “up to date”.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison, premiers and chief ministers agreed a national mandate would only apply to aged care workers under intense pressure from the Omicron wave.
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