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Virus jab may not be suitable for elderly – Walcha News
Elderly Australians may not be able to get a coronavirus vaccine if the medicine has not been trialled on such an age group. Department of Health secretary Br……
Elderly Australians may not be able to get a coronavirus vaccine if the medicine has not been trialled on such an age group.
Department of Health secretary Brendan Murphy said older Australians were considered the most vulnerable and they would be the priority for receiving a vaccine.
“However, most of the vaccines have not been trialled in the over-65s and it’s quite likely that the first registrations of some vaccines will exclude them being used in over-65s,” Dr Murphy told a Senate estimates…
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