Australia abandons goal to vaccinate population by year-end

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The move comes after advice that under-50s take Pfizer's shot rather than AstraZeneca's jab. FMTNews Australia

SYDNEY: Australia has abandoned a goal to vaccinate nearly all of its 26 million population by the end of 2021 following advice that people under the age of 50 take Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine rather than AstraZeneca’s shot.

“While we would like to see these doses completed before the end of the year, it is not possible to set such targets given the many uncertainties involved,” Morrison said. Australia, which raced to double its order of the Pfizer vaccine last week, had originally planned to have its entire population vaccinated by the end of October.

 

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