Australia launches $11m ad campaign to encourage uptake of Covid boosters and flu vaccines

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Ads urging people to get Covid vaccine boosters will be particularly targeted at First Nations communities, children under 11, and people in aged care.Ads urging people to get Covid vaccine boosters will be particularly targeted at First Nations communities, children under 11, and people in aged care.

Less than 40% of children aged 5-11 have received two doses of a vaccine. Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, 81.4% over the age of 16 are fully vaccinated. Data tracking website CovidLive.com.au reported 361 deaths and more than 196,000 cases nationwide in the last seven days, including 62 deaths and 32,900 cases on Thursday alone.

Separate ad campaigns targeting children, First Nations Australians and elderly people will run across television, radio and online channels. “Across the world, I think there is general acceptance there’s no evidence right now that the fourth dose is particularly called for, for younger people who don’t have compromised immunity,” he said.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning

 

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More of YOUR money being used to coerce you into taking gene therapy! 🤨

Yeah nah

Hope very little of the money is going to Murdoch.

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