Weighing up the risks: PM says 8 weeks between AstraZeneca doses for hot

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The Prime Minister has renewed calls for Australians in COVID-hit Sydney to get their second AstraZeneca dose within eight weeks of their first jab, rather than 12.

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Published 11 July 2021 8:34pm

By Abbie O'Brien

Presented by Ricky Kusumo

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The Prime Minister has renewed calls for Australians in COVID-hit Sydney to get their second AstraZeneca dose within eight weeks of their first jab, rather than 12.

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.