Australia's vaccine booster timeline accelerated

  • 3 years ago
Australians now have a choice of COVID-19 booster jabs after health officials gave the Moderna vaccine the green light. As the Omicron variant spreads across the globe, the wait time for boosters has been reduced from six to five months.

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