Australians not yet boosted urged to take up third dose, as COVID-19 cases rise
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Australians not yet boosted urged to take up third dose, as COVID-19 cases rise

ABC  

Health authorities are urging Australians who haven't yet received their COVID-19 booster vaccine to roll up their sleeves, with coronavirus case numbers expected to rise in the coming weeks. "That's compared to 95 per cent of the population who've got two doses," said epidemiologist and biostatistician Adrian Esterman of the University of South Australia. "The third dose brings you really good protection against both infection and serious disease, but the protection against infection basically halves in a couple of months," Professor Esterman said. Tackling low booster uptake Infectious disease social scientist Holly Seale said in order to boost the sluggish uptake of third doses in some groups, it was important to understand why people weren't coming forward. Professor Collignon said fourth doses might prove to be necessary for older people, but that there wasn't enough data yet to suggest they were needed — or likely beneficial — for the wider population.

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