Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged eligible Australians to get their booster shots as health authorities warn of an impending surge in COVID-19 cases.
Italy has started to offer a fourth dose of the covid vaccine or second booster to the over-60s, Italian health minister Roberto Speranza said on Monday.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has stopped short of urging Australia s vaccine advisory panel to introduce a fourth dose for healthcare workers as he flagged a potential new booster shot designed specifically for the Omicron subvariants.
Hanoi is considering injecting the second booster dose, or the fourth dose, of COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable adults or those who jobs put them at high risk for exposure to COVID-19, starting this month.