PM urges earlier AstraZeneca second doses
Scott Morrisons says those in COVID-19 outbreak areas should have it in eight rather than 12 weeks
Scott Morrison has urged locked down Australians to receive a second AstraZeneca dose within eight weeks of their first jab.
The prime minister is making another bid to speed up the vaccine rollout with a focus on people in Sydney and surrounds.
Australia’s largest city is in the grips of an ongoing outbreak, with NSW reporting 38 new local cases on Thursday.
In the three Sydney councils with the most infections, about half of those aged over 70 have received a first dose.
