Australians will require three Covid vaccine doses to be considered fully vaccinated

Atagi's new guidance reflects better protection against Omicron variant from booster shot

Australians will now need three Covid vaccine doses to be considered up to date" with their shots, but it will be left to individual states to set their own rules on booster mandates.

On Thursday, federal health minister Greg Hunt announced the government's immunisation advisory body had now updated its guidance. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation's new guidance states a third dose is required for someone to be considered up to date" with their vaccinations. The terminology will replace the status of two doses being considered fully vaccinated", in recognition of booster doses being needed for better protection against the Omicron variant.