Covid booster shots: who is eligible and how will it affect your vaccination status in Australia?
by Elias Visontay from on (#5RMQQ)
Australians who received their second dose at least six months ago can now sign up for a third jab
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Vaccine clinics and general practitioners have begun administering Covid-19 booster shots to the general population, with almost two million Australians set to be eligible for their third dose by Christmas.
More than 170,000 severely immunocompromised Australians had already received third doses as a part of a limited early phase of eligibility, however from Monday, any Australian who received their second Covid-19 vaccine dose at least six months ago is now eligible for a booster.
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