Australian companies are facing another major coronavirus policy challenge, with the nation’s largest employers yet to decide whether Covid-19 vaccine booster shots will be compulsory for staff, The Age reported.
Earlier this month the Therapeutic Goods Administration approved a booster shot of Pfizer’s vaccine for adults over the age of 18 and Federal Health minister Greg Hunt said he “very strongly” recommended that Australians take up boosters to ensure a strong immune response to the virus.
These developments set the scene for boosters becoming a central part of the country’s virus management into 2022, but employers are yet to make a call on whether they will add booster shots to their vaccine mandates.
Read the full report: The Age
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