Virus Jab May Not Be Suitable for Elderly: Brendan Murphy

Then Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy during the Senate select committee on COVID-19 public hearing at Parliament House on May 13, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Sam Mooy/Getty Images

Elderly Australians may not be able to get a coronavirus vaccine if the medicine has not been trialled on such an age group.

Department of Health secretary Brendan Murphy said older Australians were considered the most vulnerable and they would be the priority for receiving a vaccine.