Close to 16 million Australians will be eligible for a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of January, after Health Minister Greg Hunt announced the waiting time for a booster would be cut next month.
Mr Hunt said on Friday the waiting time for a third shot would be reduced from five months to four months on January 4, bringing the total number of people eligible for a booster to 7.5 million. The interval will be reduced again to three months on January 31, at which point 16 million Australians will be eligible for a third dose.
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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
