ATAGI extends winter dose of COVID-19 vax to another seven million people
Eligibility has been broadened for the second booster to protect against the latest highly infectious Omicron subvariants, ATAGI says
Anyone over 30 will be able to get a second COVID-19 vaccine booster from Monday, although it is actively recommended only for people older than 50, states new ATAGI advice.
The group met on Wednesday to discuss broadening access to the so-called winter dose in the wake of Australia’s surging hospitalisations, driven by the highly infectious Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.
