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INTERVIEW: Epidemiologist James Trauer from Monash University

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An epidemiologist says Australia's low COVID-19 booster rates amount to a public health failure. Just 27 per cent of people aged 75 or over have had a booster in the last 6 months and for people under 65, the booster rate is 5.5 per cent. The latest monovalent vaccines, which have been available in Europe and the United States for months, will be on offer to Australians from December 11. Associate Professor James Trauer is with the School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine at Monash University. Greg Dyett asked him whether the low booster rates amount to a public health failure.


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An epidemiologist says Australia's low COVID-19 booster rates amount to a public health failure. Just 27 per cent of people aged 75 or over have had a booster in the last 6 months and for people under 65, the booster rate is 5.5 per cent. The latest monovalent vaccines, which have been available in Europe and the United States for months, will be on offer to Australians from December 11. Associate Professor James Trauer is with the School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine at Monash University. Greg Dyett asked him whether the low booster rates amount to a public health failure.


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