Australia will inoculate the fourth dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 for the winter
The Australian Government announced this Friday that it will inoculate the fourth dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 to the most vulnerable people who so wish, in view of the southern winter, which begins in Juneand to prevent the impact of new outbreaks of this coronavirus.
The decision to make the fourth dose of the vaccine available to people at risk of serious illness responds torecommendations of the government agency responsible for technical advice on immunization (ATAGI, acronym in English), according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.
The fourth dose, which can be administered together with the flu vaccine starting April 4, should be inoculated at least four months after receiving the third booster doseAustralian Health Minister Greg Hunt said in a statement.
The measure affects indigenous Australians over 50 years and to the people living in nursing homes or receive care in their homes.
With a 95% of the population over 16 years of age with two doses of the vaccine against COVID-19Australia has posted this Friday more than 45,500 new infections and twenty deathsaccording to preliminary data, with which it accumulates more than 4.1 million infections, including 5,844 deaths, since the start of the pandemic.
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