Australians who skip second AstraZeneca vaccine are ‘almost wasting’ first dose, AMA warns
Australians who skip second AstraZeneca vaccine are ‘almost wasting’ first dose, AMA warns
The messaging from the Australian government regarding the AZ vaccine is terrifyingly atrocious. A vaccine that was supposed to have home production advantage is now demonised left, right and centre by Australian society. This takes the cake when clearly there is messaging to continue on with your second dose. If people want to "wait for Pfizer", then open up eligibility to all Australians who'd rather get AZ than wait. Fiji could also used more vaccines to combat their outbreak if Australians don't want it.
Here in Canada we're following the June 1, 2021 recommendations of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) on the interchangeability (mixing) of authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the two-dose vaccine series.
If you received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for your first dose - an authorized mRNA vaccine will be offered to you as a second dose.
If you received AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccine as first dose and are 55 years (born in 1966) and older - you can receive either an AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccine or an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for your second dose.
If you received AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccine as first dose and are under 55 years - an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine will be offered for the second dose. However, if an mRNA vaccine is contraindicated or if you don’t want an mRNA vaccine, AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD can be offered.
Source: my provincial vaccine website
It’s entirely frustrating as a 25yo who would like to get vaccinated but literally can’t, idgaf about what boomers have to say with their vaccine hesitancy because they believe Murdoch media (90% of our media) I’d rather get fully vaccinated and not have to worry (at least until/if a vaccine resistant COVID hits)
Hasn't the government messaging on AZ always been that it's safe, and that adverse reactions are exceedingly rare? What kind of messaging should they have been putting forward?
The media has gone full hog on the blood clotting issue. Many older Australians think they have an option to wait it out until the government caves and lets them have Pfizer. We’ve also got very few cases and the government said people can take their time and international borders won’t open this year. A fair few Australians never even leave the country so they wouldn’t care if the borders never opened again, this idea of fortress Australia actually is tracking some popularity.
I’ve had 1st dose of AZ. Basically our government only bought x amount because “Covids not really an issue here”. I am in Melbourne where we have had 4 lockdowns (I think) the longest was 110 of stage 4. We had an issue with Italy not exporting some to us as well. The government put a roll out system due to the limited supply starting with frontline workers. The media constantly spun Covid/AZ vaccine creating vaccine hesitancy. There has been a few cases of clots and very few deaths which scares people regardless of the %.. When it honestly falls on our government not ordering enough vaccine then blaming the public for vaccine hesitancy. The joys of Murdoch media
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