While teenagers in Israel and the United State have been jabbed with booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines, their Australian counterparts are still waiting for authorities to give the green light to the third dose.There are fears teens will be returning to school with weakened immunityAustralia's Therapeutic Goods Administration is only just considering an application for booster shots for 16 to 17-year-olds.
By the end of January, adults will be able to get a booster only three months after their second dose, a decision made to help protect people from the fast-spreading Omicron variant.But medical experts like University of Western Australia epidemiologist Zoe Hyde say more vulnerable members of the community should be a priority to get booster shots over teenagers.
But Professor Richmond said it should first be a priority that teenagers got at least two doses of the vaccine.
Really if you look at the data of even the bad covid like Delta. Kids are not at all at risk. As far as Omicron goes most of us aren't at risk. I want to be shown why we need to vaccinate kids nobody knows. ..
Everyone promote this experimental agent should be considered a murder to human race.
Elderly remain a priority!!! Smoke and mirrors; gov't using the elderly as an excuse for not doing the job properly. The elderly are being locked in their rooms in nursing homes FFS with no one to take care of them. Gov't - that's not our problem. what's next?
Particularly those aged under 18!
Captain obvious, we need to move quickly full stop on this pandemic.
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