From February 20, adults who haven’t had a COVID infection or COVID vaccine dose in the past six months are eligible for a booster, irrespective of how many previous doses they’ve had. So why get one?
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University
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Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland
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Microbiologist, Griffith University
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Academic Specialist & Lecturer in Cancer Sciences & Digital Health| Superstar of STEM| Science Communicator, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham
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Research associate, Built environment, University of Nottingham
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Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Research Fellow, School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
