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Queensland is set to ease COVID-19 restrictions early amid no new community transmission

Queensland is set to ease COVID-19 restrictions early amid no new community transmission
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Doctors flocking to vaccine program, as Greg Hunt says they face no legal risk for giving AstraZeneca jab

Share on Twitter Federal health minister Greg Hunt has insisted GPs have not been put off participating in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine program because of the AstraZeneca advice. And for any doctors who may be concerned about being sued if it was administered to a younger person, he says vaccine indemnity agreements are already in place. The rollout was thrown into disarray last week after health authorities recommended the AstraZeneca vaccine should only be given to Australians over 50 when concerns over blood clotting were raised. READ MORE Mr Hunt said GPs have flocked to participate in the vaccine program in the coming week.

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Crikey Worm: Older and Pfizer

A STICKING POINT The Morrison government has accepted advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation that Pfizer should be the preferred COVID-19 vaccine for people under 50 (who have not already safely received the first AstraZeneca shot), with Guardian Australia explaining that the AstraZeneca vaccine will come with a warning that people under 50 may face extremely rare but potentially deadly blood clots. In an evening press conference, chief medical officer Paul Kelly emphasised that the incidence of blood clots from AstraZeneca is extremely rare averaging four to six cases per million vaccine recipients but the complication can cause a death rate of up to 25%.

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Memo to Scott Morrison: stop playing dress-ups and start being a leader

Memo to Scott Morrison: stop playing dress-ups and start being a leader
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Crikey Worm: Labor takes a jab

Crikey Worm: Labor takes a jab
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