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New setback for vaccine rollout, with AstraZeneca not advised for people under 50

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The vaccine rollout was thrown into fresh uncertainty on Thursday night after the government received medical advice against using the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 50 because of the very small risk of blood clots.

Most immediately, this means those younger health and aged care workers who have not yet been vaccinated will be offered the...

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