Health Minister Encourages Australians to Receive New XBB 1.5 Jab

The vaccines became available in Australian pharmacies on Dec. 11.
Health Minister Encourages Australians to Receive New XBB 1.5 Jab
A man receives a dose of Comirnaty Omicron XBB 1.5 Pfizer vaccine in a file image. Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP via Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
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Health Minister Mark Butler has taken to social media to tell Australians to “get vaccinated” amid the release of new COVID-19 XBB 1.5 vaccines.

The new COVID-19 jabs, targeting the Kraken subvariant of Omicron, reached pharmacy shelves in Australia on Dec. 11.
Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
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