Under 30’s still without access to fourth dose as cases on rise

Experts are questioning why Australians under the age of 30 still don’t have access to a fourth dose of a COVID vaccine.

While the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation expanded eligibility of a fourth vaccine four months ago, it is still withholding permission for those aged under 30.

With COVID cases on the rise again and new variants being identified, experts say that offering the fourth dose to the younger age group would be useful.

Dr Paul Griffin, infectious diseases physician from the University of Queensland, said that giving that age group the option to choose whether to have a fourth dose would be helpful.

 

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Extreme hay fever warning for Vic

As Victoria’s weather warms up, experts warn of the risk of ‘extreme’ hay fever.

With wet weather easing across the state, combined with a rise in temperature, a high pollen count is being predicted.

The Melbourne Pollen Count service, based with the University of Melbourne, has predicted pollen levels to sit at high to extreme over the next week.

Researcher, Dr Edwin Lampugnani, says that the recent weather conditions will see grass blooming, causing an increase of pollen in the air.

Dry northerly winds are also expected to raise the levels of grass pollen which will impact on those who suffer from hay fever.

(NEMBC Multilingual News Service, Victoria)

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