Hunter residents urged to roll up sleeves for flu shot and fourth COVID vaccine

BY DAKOTA TAIT

The rollout of a fourth COVID-19 vaccine or second booster has been launched in the Hunter today, ahead of an expected surge in cases in Winter.

People aged 65 or older, Indigenous Australians aged 50 or older, residents in aged or disability care facilities, and immunocompromised individuals are all being urged to roll up their sleeves for another jab.

The second booster is being recommended four months after the first.

It comes amid calls for the public to grab a flu shot too, with concerns around vaccine complacency and an influenza surge also on the cards.