Under 40s up to get AstraZeneca vaccine after Prime Minister Scott Morrison said GPs could offer it to under 60s on request

Anita Beaumont
Updated June 29 2021 - 8:34pm, first published 6:00pm
Ready: Matt Endacott says he is keen to get the AstraZeneca vaccine now that under-40s - currently not eligible for Pfizer - can make a "risk-based decision" with their GP. He thinks there is "genuine outrage" growing about the way the rollout has been handled.
Ready: Matt Endacott says he is keen to get the AstraZeneca vaccine now that under-40s - currently not eligible for Pfizer - can make a "risk-based decision" with their GP. He thinks there is "genuine outrage" growing about the way the rollout has been handled.

THERE is yet to be a confirmed case of COVID-19 in Newcastle and the Hunter despite testing rates almost doubling in the past three weeks.

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Anita Beaumont

Anita Beaumont

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Anita Beaumont is a health and general news reporter at the Newcastle Herald.

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