Is ATAGI really to blame?

The expert group has been criticised by the Prime Minister as well as doctors, who say its advice has not helped the country's battle against COVID-19
Geir O'Rourke
Scott Morrison
Scott Morrison. Photo: Getty Images.

For the last twenty years ATAGI has remained largely unmolested by the politicians.

But that seemed to change a few weeks back when Prime Minister Scott Morrison decided to encourage younger people to reach out to their GP about the AstraZeneca vaccine despite ATAGI’s advice that it should not be their ‘preferred option’.