Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Apr 2021
October vaccine target all but over after AstraZeneca blood clot concerns prompt rollout shakeup
8 April 2021 - Hopes of all Australians having at least their first COVID-19 vaccine by October look all but dashed following a late-night shakeup of the nation's rollout plans.
It was a scene reminiscent of last year's late-night prime ministerial press conferences to announce the locking down of the nation as the coronavirus took hold.
Flanked by the nation's chief medical leaders, Scott Morrison late on Thursday announced a reworking of the national vaccination plan over AstraZeneca blood clot fears.
He said the AstraZeneca vaccine, until now a mainstay of Australia's vaccination plans and the only vaccine we can make in Australia, would no longer be recommended to be given to under 50s.
