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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine boss warns against delaying immunisation rollout in Australia
One of the lead scientists behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has warned against delaying the vaccination rollout in Australia, saying it could protect people today.
Key points:
- Professor Andrew Pollard says the impact of a vaccine is not properly felt until “they’re in people’s arms”
- Some in the medical community have raised concerns over the efficacy of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab
- Australia has 53 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab already on order
It comes after some immunologists and infectious disease doctors raised issue on whether the vaccine would be effective enough to achieve herd immunity.
The head of the Oxford Vaccine Group, Andrew Pollard, told the ABC the impact of vaccines was not determined by efficacy during…
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