ATAGI backs extra COVID-19 vax ahead of winter

Those eligible must wait six months since their last dose or previous infection.
Associate Professor Paul Griffin
Associate Professor Paul Griffin.

ATAGI has green-lit an extra COVID-19 booster for all adults, regardless of how many vaccine doses they have received already, to increase protection before winter.

Eligible patients could receive any available vaccine but the Omicron-specific bivalent mRNA vaccines were “preferred”, the advisory group said.