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Australia criticised over Covid vaccine policy change for immunosuppressed

Original: It takes a special kind of stupid to halve the # Covid vaccine frequency for immunosuppressed people at the same time as

Criticism is mounting of an Australian Labor government decision to halve the recommended Covid vaccine frequency for immunosuppressed people while simultaneously ending public funding for Covid vaccines. Commenters argue the combined measures will sharply reduce access for vulnerable groups and cause a drop in background immunity across the population, with the changes framed as reckless public health policy.

Why now: New Australian health policy reduces Covid vaccine access for immunosuppressed people just as public funding ends, prompting backlash

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• It takes a special kind of stupid to halve the # Covid vaccine frequency for immunosuppressed people at the same time as you end all public funding for Covid vaccines, which will lead to a huge drop in the background immunity level of the populace. But Australian # Labor # ALP… · metaning · 5

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