Keep calm and carry on with vaccine rollout
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It has been a mantra political leaders have oft-repeated through the pandemic: our decision is based on the best of medical advice. That advice has been difficult to follow at times, and on Thursday evening this week, was sure to have sent shockwaves through the Morrison government.
The decision by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation to recommend the government make Pfizer’s jab the preferred vaccine over AstraZeneca’s for adults under 50 is a major setback for the vaccination rollout in Australia.