Victorians who received their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will now be able to receive their booster, after the state brought forward the booster interval to three months effective immediately.
The change means a further 1.2 million Victorians are now eligible for a booster shot, says Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.
“That’s on the advice of our public health team that’s consistent with the targets broader statement at safe it’s effective,” he said.
“Just to give you a sense of the total equation (there are) currently 1,365,004 Victorians who are 18 and over, and have had a third dose. With the announcement I’ve just made effective immediately, reducing the interval down to three months, there are now 2.45 million Victorians, who are eligible but have not yet had their third dose.”
The state will now undertake a “booster blitz” over the weekend, Andrews says.
“So if you are now eligible, we have just asked you, please come forward and make an appointment, honour the appointment, play your part for you, for the people you lost, and for the people that we all count upon, those people that we depend on every day – nurses, doctors, ambos – to take some of the pressure off them there’s really nothing more important than getting a third dose and going through that very challenging iso if you or someone close to you, has got the virus beyond the change to the interval.”
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