Australian conservative politician misleads on updated Covid-19 booster advice

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Australian 🇦🇺 government recommends against children and teenagers getting Covid-19 vaccine? This claim is misleading -- authorities continue to recommend the jab to everyone over five years old.

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A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Aged Care, which governs the ATAGI, told AFP on March 30:"Overall, severe Covid-19 in children is extremely rare, even among children with underlying conditions." The ATAGI's advice also states adolescents and younger adults have a lower age-related risk of severe Covid-19 and a comparatively higher risk of myocarditis following vaccination.

 

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