Who should and shouldn't get a COVID-19 vaccination?

COVID-19, Filipinos in australia, Vaccination, Risks, elderlty

ATAGI recommends people should wait 14 days after both the Pfizer/BioNtech and the AstraZeneca vaccine before receiving the flu jab. Source: Getty Images

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Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine program is set to begin on Monday, 22 February

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The Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine is not "routinely recommend" COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy.
The Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine will not affect a woman’s ability to become pregnant
The Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine can be administered safely to people with allergies to food, insect stings and medicines.

SBS News has asked two experts to explain the advice given by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation about what the vaccine means for you

For frail elderly people, ATAGI advises each individual should be “carefully assessed on a case-by-case basis.”

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