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Premier pushes Pfizer for elderly

Australia’s peak medical body has rejected the federal government’s push for younger people to receive the AstraZeneca jab, as one state premier pushed an alternative view on the Pfizer vaccine. National cabinet agreed on Monday to give indemnity to GPs who administered the jab to people aged under 60 who asked for it, after previously… Read More »

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine offers stronger immunity with 45-week gap between doses, company says

A longer, 10-month delay in administering second doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine afforded trial participants stronger immunity, the company announced Monday, aiming to assuage concerns of compromised immunity among populations of countries with short vaccine supply. Researchers with the University of Oxford posted findings on The Lancet’s preprint server Monday, drawing from trial participants aged… Read More »