As new COVID-19 wave looms, under-30s still can’t access fourth...

As new COVID-19 wave looms, under-30s still can’t access fourth vaccine
ByEsther Linder

November 6, 2022 — 10.35am


As COVID-19 cases begin to rise again and reinfections become more common, experts are questioning why people under 30 are still ineligible for the fourth COVID-19 vaccine, despite it being available to the public since July.

While the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) expanded eligibility of a fourth vaccine shot to over-30s four months ago, it still “does not support making the winter booster dose available to healthy adults aged less than 30 years, as it is unclear whether the benefits outweigh the risks in this population”.

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