ATAGI update following weekly Covid meeting 7 April

Department of Health

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Latest recommendation updates

ATAGI Clinical Guidance and other provider resources have been updated with information on additional winter booster doses.

ATAGI have published advice on the use of sedation for COVID-19 vaccination which provides a broad overview of the principles for the use of sedation as one of a range of measures to assist in the safe administration of COVID-19 vaccines.

Recent ATAGI considerations

On Wednesday 30 March 2022, ATAGI met to consider the latest developments relating to COVID-19 immunisation. As of 29 March 2022, over 56 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Australia.

ATAGI encourages parents of children aged 5-11 to make an appointment for the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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