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The government s vaccine advisory group is now advising all adults in Greater Sydney Sydneysiders to get the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has been meeting multiple times this week to review its advice, which up until now has recommended AstraZeneca for those aged 60 and over - to limit the very rare side effect of blood clotting.
The body said the increased risk from COVID-19 has prompted the change in advice. All individuals aged 18 years and above in greater Sydney, including adults under 60 years of age, should strongly consider getting vaccinated with any available vaccine including COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca, ATAGI said in a statement.
NSW records 141 new local COVID-19 cases and two deaths, including a woman in her 30s sbs.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sbs.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
More than 280 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have now been secured to support the COVID-19 rollout.
He said the new supply was secured with advice from the Science and Industry Technical Advisory Group. Worried about people in Sydney
Former Labor leader Bill Shorten said the announcement was better late than never. I don t think Australia should waste time for the promise . I m worried about the people in Sydney right now, he told ABC s Insiders program.
Given the growing crisis in NSW, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) now says any adult in the greater Sydney area are strongly recommending people receive the vaccine, regardless of which one they are eligible for.
NSW records 141 COVID-19 cases and two deaths, including a woman in her 30s sbs.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sbs.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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South Australia has reported one new COVID-19 case in its latest outbreak and remains on track to end its week-long lockdown on Tuesday.
The new infection is in a man in his 60s from the Tenafeate Creek winery near One Tree Hill, north of Adelaide, which is now linked to nine cases.
His infection takes the SA outbreak to 16 cases.
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South Australian Premier Steven Marshall said with the new case already in quarantine, the state remains on course to end its lockdown on target. There s still some way to go but all of the signs are the people of South Australia are taking this extraordinarily seriously, he said.