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Should you get the new omicron-specific vaccine?

Michael Read
Michael ReadEconomics correspondent

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Millions of Australians who have not come forward for a third or fourth COVID-19 dose will now have access to an omicron-specific vaccine, after Moderna’s new booster shot entered into circulation on Monday.

Health authorities hope the new shot will give Australia’s sagging booster rollout a second wind.

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Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com

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