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AstraZeneca vaccine safe for over 65s, medical regulator decides
Australia’s medical regulator cut no corners approving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for all adults aged over 18, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison assured the country the new vaccine had gone through a rigorous safety process.
It’s the second coronavirus vaccine approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, and follows the World Health Organisation’s emergency approval of the AstraZeneca immunisation for all adults.
Professor John Skerritt from the Therapeutic Goods Administration said the vaccine is safe in adults of all ages. ALEX ELLINGHAUSEN
But the recommendation for a 12-week gap between doses adds a complication to the logistics of the rollout, with the government admitting the October end date of the program may be pushed out.
Mr Morrison said the provisional approval means the country now has two safe and effective vaccines for the virus.
“This has been the most efficient and timely process that the TGA, I think, has ever undertaken for any vaccine. And they’ve done it in a way which has cut no corners,” he said on Tuesday afternoon.
