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‘Australia should vaccinate the 12-40 years group for herd immunity’

The findings, published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), were made from a new model developed by James Cook University (JCU), reports Xinhua news agency

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People queue outside a vaccination centre in Melbourne as the city experiences its sixth lockdown while battling an outbreak of the Delta variant of the Coronavirus. Pic/AFP

People queue outside a vaccination centre in Melbourne as the city experiences its sixth lockdown while battling an outbreak of the Delta variant of the Coronavirus. Pic/AFP

A new Covid-19 pandemic tracking model revealed on Monday that Australia’s current vaccination strategy should now prioritise administering the Pfizer jab to people aged between 12 and 40 years old to achieve herd immunity.

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The findings, published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), were made from a new model developed by James Cook University (JCU), reports Xinhua news agency. 

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