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.