While the announcement has caught G-Ps off-guard, medical experts are backing the advice, saying it's in line with the new threat posed by the Delta variant of COVID-19.
With COVID back in the community, and not just in Sydney, the key message for Australians is 'get vaccinated'.
Experts are urging people not to be deterred by death of a 61-year-old woman in Western Australia, which the Therapeutic Goods Administration has now linked to AstraZeneca.
