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People under 50 asking for and getting AstraZeneca vaccine as older Australians hang back – The Guardian

Federal health department comfortable with younger people being vaccinated earlier than eligible if vaccines would otherwise be wasted

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Vaccines and immunisationFederal health department comfortable with younger people being vaccinated earlier than eligible if vaccines would otherwise be wasted
Millennials are turning up to vaccine hubs to get the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine not being taken up by those over 50, as demand at Australias mass vaccination centres has not been as high as expected.
A nurse at a Victorian vaccination hub who the Guardian spoke to earlier this week said she had delivered just one shot in an eight-hour…

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