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Do I need a COVID booster? What the science says
FromABC News Daily
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13 minutes
Released:
Apr 14, 2023
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As we head into winter, the federal government has launched a fresh round of ads urging adults to get their COVID boosters.
But there are differing views in the medical field over whether everyone needs another shot.
Today, an epidemiologist on the next wave, and what the latest science says about protection against COVID.
Featured:
Professor Tony Blakely, epidemiologist, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne; chair, New Zealand Royal Commission to draw lessons from pandemic response; contractor, Moderna Australia
But there are differing views in the medical field over whether everyone needs another shot.
Today, an epidemiologist on the next wave, and what the latest science says about protection against COVID.
Featured:
Professor Tony Blakely, epidemiologist, School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne; chair, New Zealand Royal Commission to draw lessons from pandemic response; contractor, Moderna Australia
Released:
Apr 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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