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Pfizer's new Omicron-specific COVID booster to be available in Australia from next month

A new COVID-19 vaccine will be available to Australian adults as a third and fourth booster, as case numbers climb. 

Health Minister Mark Butler said he had accepted advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) to approve the Pfizer Comirnaty Bivalent Original/Omicron BA.1 vaccine as a third and fourth dose for eligible Australians. 

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