Protect the vulnerable with another COVID-19 booster, says epidemiologist

ATAGI is due to advise the government on a further round of vaccination amid a BA.2-driven surge in cases
Professor Adrian Esterman.

Further COVID-19 boosters for older and immunocompromised people should be the top priority at this stage of the pandemic, a leading epidemiologist says.

Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt told reporters on Thursday he would receive ATAGI’s advice on a second round of booster doses for seniors and the immunocompromised within the next few days.