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Victorians may be required to receive their Covid-19 booster before vaccine mandates and restrictions are scrapped in the state.
Premier Daniel Andrews revealed on Thursday it could be as soon as a few weeks before he makes the changes.
He said he was waiting for the latest medical advice on the booster vaccine and immunising children aged between five and 11.
'We have to see what happens with that,' he said.
'That's not months and months away, that'll be in the next few weeks, and then we'll be in a better and stronger position to perhaps have some changes. When we have those changes, if they're to be made, we'll make them.'
Victorians may be required to receive their Covid-19 booster before vaccine mandates and restrictions are scrapped in the state
Mr Andrews said he was waiting for the latest medical advice on the booster vaccine and immunising children aged between five and 11
Mr Andrews said he wanted to clarify whether a resident needed to receive a third vaccine in order to be considered fully immunised - even if they have already had two doses.
Residents are currently advised to receive their booster shot six months after receiving their second vaccine.
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation is currently reassessing the timeframe in light of the Omicron variant.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute immunisation expert Margie Danchin argued vaccine mandates should be scrapped sooner rather than later.
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