Vic AstraZeneca shots paused for under 50s – Shepparton News

Victorians aged under 50 booked to have the coronavirus jab in the next three days are being advised to delay unless it’s the Pfizer vaccine.Health officials say anyone booked for an AstraZeneca shot between Friday and next Monday should reschedule, and the vaccine should not be administered to under-50s until more information and updated consent forms are available from federal authorities.
The AstraZeneca doses are the backbone of Australia’s vaccine rollout but have been linked to an extremely…

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