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John Kidman

Don't wait for variant virus shot: expert

Australians shouldn't wait for an Omicron-specific booster before getting their fourth COVID-19 jab. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australians shouldn't wait for an Omicron-specific booster before getting their fourth COVID-19 jab, according to one of the nation's leading immunisation experts.

No such shot is going to make it to market in time to protect anyone this winter, says Professor Kristine Macartney from the Australian National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance

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