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Covid-19 vaccine booster shots: where and when you can get your third dose in Australia
Rollout of Pfizer could be just weeks away for priority groups and government says there is ‘more than enough’ supply
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Australians could soon be able to access a Covid vaccine booster shot, after the drugs regulator provisionally approved Pfizer third doses for those who are 18 and over.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration gave the manufacturer provisional approval on Wednesday, meaning Pfizer must continue clinical trials examining the efficacy of the booster shot, and to submit ongoing evidence from those trials for review by the regulator.
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