Vanishingly few patients eligible for vax exemptions: immunologist

The number of individuals unable to receive any of the approved vaccines for medical reasons is miniscule, Professor Graeme Stewart says
An anti-vaccine protest in Melbourne. Photo: AAP

Nearly everyone can be vaccinated with one or other of the COVID-19 vaccines, with blanket medical contraindication exceptionally rare, Sydney immunologist Professor Graeme Stewart suggests.

Although GPs report increasing demand to provide exemptions as vaccination is mandated for an increasing number of public-facing professions, Professor Stewart says there is likely an appropriate vaccine product for everyone.