Scott Morrison encouraging COVID booster shots as fears rise over winter wave

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is pleading with Australians to get a COVID booster shot as worries grow over another wave of the infection next winter.Every Australian home will get a letter from Mr Morrison as the national booster program gets underway today.More than 151 million additional doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca have been ordered by the government.More than 1.5 million individuals are due for a booster jab by Christmas Day. Health authorities say the program is critical to avoiding hospitalisations and lockdowns.
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