Daily vaccination rates will likely drop as people make “informed decisions” and alter their appointments in the wake of new advice on the AstraZeneca vaccine, authorities concede.
The government has moved to head off vaccine hesitancy after the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) advised against the AstraZeneca vaccine being administered to people under 60 over its links to blood clotting.
Covid-19 Task Force commander Lieutenant General Frewen accepted the daily vaccination rate would drop in light of the announcement, but played down the chances of a long-term impact.
“We will see a likely temporary reduction in daily vaccination rates, as people make informed decisions around what they want to do,” he told reporters on Friday.
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“They then change their bookings and they then get access to a Pfizer provision point. But this potential reduction should be short-term, and then we would see a…