FRESH guidance from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) now defines an adult Australian's COVID-19 vaccination status to be "up-to-date" if they have had a booster or third shot.
The new advice, issued yesterday, noted that while individuals aged 16 years and older have previously been deemed to be up-to-date after completing their primary course of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved COVID-19 vaccine, the additional jab was recommended to "optimise protection from the Omicron variant".
ATAGI added that it recommended that people who have previously had COVID-19 should still receive all primary and booster doses of the vaccines.
The group also noted tha tthe TGA has been considering which vaccines not already approved for use in Australia as boosters will be recognised as valid fby the Australian Immunisation Register for patient who received shots overseas.
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