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Western Australia's uptake of fourth COVID-19 booster second-lowest in the country

Federal data reveals Western Australia has the country's second-lowest rate of fourth-dose vaccinations for COVID-19, prompting calls for better public education to stop a spike in more severe cases. 

Department of Health and Aged Care statistics this month showed just 38.7 per cent of the eligible population in WA had received a fourth dose of the vaccine, compared with 91 per cent for the first dose.

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