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Got my first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 today! 🎉 I'm young, but I weighed up the risks to myself and the community, and got it anyway. Thinking of those in other parts of the world who could be waiting for a long while yet til they get theirs. 😔

abc.net.au

Finance Minister promises Pfizer vaccine for under-40s 'within months' but refuses to set date

Liberal senator Simon Birmingham says younger Australians will get access to the Pfizer jab soon, but the Labor leader says his inability to set a timeline shows government "incompetence".

4:08 AM · Jul 6, 2021Twitter Web App

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For those in the US and Europe amazed at why I'm only getting it now, Australia has bungled its vaccination program pretty badly meaning that we have a glut of AstraZenca, and a limited supply of Pfizer. Only a small proportion of us are fully vaccinated: abc.net.au/news/2021-03-0

Brendan Zabarauskas

@brendanzab

Jul 6, 2021

For younger Australians this could mean we could mean waiting until later this year, or perhaps even into 2022 for a 'recommended' vaccine, like Pfizer or Moderna. We are allowed to opt for the AstraZeneca if we are aware of the elevated risks (which are still relatively small).

Brendan Zabarauskas

@brendanzab

Jul 6, 2021

Correction: I did in fact get a vaccination today and was _not_ injected with COVID-19. Yet again wishing Twitter had an edit button. 😂

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Congratulations! I hope the side effects aren’t too bad.

Brendan Zabarauskas

@brendanzab

Jul 6, 2021

Thanks! Yeah, fingers crossed – I know they can be intense! If I do at least I know it's my body learning stuff. 😊