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Australia looks set to expand the rollout of the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines as it battles a steady rise in hospital admissions fuelled by the highly transmissible new Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5. COVID19

The new subvariants have now become the dominant coronavirus strains in several countries, with pandemic experts warning they could lead to more hospitalisations and deaths because they spread more quickly than other coronavirus variants.

New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, warned it was experiencing a fresh wave of infections driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 variants. Meanwhile, Victoria said these have become the dominant strains in the state. People above 30 will be able to get a fourth vaccine dose soon, the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper said in a report citing two unidentified sources, with the country’s immunisation advisory group to formally recommend the change by Thursday.

Australia on Wednesday scrapped a rule that required international travellers to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status, marking the end of another major restriction.

 

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I SEE THA MONEY YALL MADE DURING COVID WASN’T ENOUGH😌

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SKmtshali Stop boring us please. Why did SA opened the country if they worry about people dying?🙄

Even the fourth 1 won’t work .

4th dose ? That means dose 1, dose 2 and dose 3 didn't work PhalaPhalaGateFarm

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