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President of the Royal Australian College of GPs Karen Price said she was considering stopping offering AstraZenecaâs vaccine to people under 50.
â[AstraZeneca is] preferred not to give it in that age group, but itâs not a contra-indication,â she said.
âCan you imagine how a lawyer might feel if someone did have a catastrophic reaction? The uncertainty and litigation risk warrants pause.
âRight now in Australia, we donât have an alternative vaccine. What would happen if we had an outbreak? What would happen if someone could not get their vaccine â and they suffered a severe consequence of COVID?â
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