June 22 2023
Winter strategy for respiratory diseases 2023 update; take-home messages
This summary provides you with the most important messages from the Public Health update held on 21 June.
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ATAGI recommends an additional booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine be provided to people who are at greatest risk of severe illness from COVID-19. These people will have received their primary vaccination and first booster dose prior to receiving the winter dose. The groups are:
The additional winter booster dose can be given from 4 months or longer after the person has received their first booster dose, or from 4 months after a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, if infection occurred since the person’s first COVID-19 booster dose.
ATAGI recommends that the rollout of the additional booster dose for these groups starts from April 2022, coinciding with the rollout of the 2022 influenza vaccination program.
Influenza vaccine can be co-administered with the additional booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine. However, if a person is not yet eligible for their additional booster dose, influenza vaccine could be given ahead of the additional booster dose.
View the full ATAGI statement here and access the latest Primary Care COVID-19 Update from the Australian Government Deputy Chief Medical Officer here
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