Australia's first bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to join rollout

Minister for Health

12 September 2022 - The Australian Government has accepted a recommendation from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation on the use of the Moderna Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron BA.1 vaccine as a third and fourth dose in people aged 18 years and older.

This is the first bivalent COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia, with the TGA the third regulator globally to approve this product.

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