Convincing vaccine fence sitters crucial to COVID herd immunity
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In this life-or-death battle against coronavirus, convincing millions of Australians still sitting on the fence about the vaccine to get the jab will be critical to the success of the countryâs immunisation strategy.
Distinctly separate from anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists, the estimated 3.2 million vaccine-hesitant Australians are often naturally cautious but generally vaccinate their children and are largely receptive to public-health guidance.
Claire Thwaites is 22-weeks pregnant and hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine due to the lack of testing on pregnant women.
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