Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2022
Nearly a fifth of Australia’s Covid vaccine stock binned amid warning of fresh wave of cases
11 October 2022 - Dwindling demand for booster shots causes concern immunisation gaps leaving country open to new variants.
Australia binned almost 20% of its national Covid vaccine supply last month while leading epidemiologists and doctors have warned the country will face another wave of cases in November when existing immunity wanes.
Millions more vaccines are due to arrive in Australia before the end of the year, with the first Omicron-specific version of the Moderna shot becoming publicly available on Monday.
