![]() ![]() Most other vaccine requirements refer to two doses.Ĭompanies such as Woolworths, Coles, ALDI, Virgin and Telstra are among those who told the ABC they would retain policies requiring staff to be vaccinated. Professor Leask said vaccine mandates could have adverse outcomes, becoming "hard to walk back" for subsequent vaccines or boosters. "People take the absence of the mandate as a signal that it's not as important because the mandate requirement became the anchor," she said. Last year, Professor Leask co-authored an article in the Medical Journal of Australia that laid out considerations that should be satisfied for a "justifiable mandate", including whether vaccines reduce transmission and whether less-restrictive measures have been tried first. Meanwhile, Doherty Institute director Sharon Lewin said she did not think mandates were "appropriate at this point in time in the pandemic". "I do, however, think mandates are suitable in hospital settings and aged care where you've got very vulnerable people," Professor Lewin said. ![]() She said mandatory flu vaccinations had already set a precedent for there to be similar rules in place in health and aged care. ![]() "I don't think mandates are needed at this stage." "Really, what matters now is the third and fourth doses to protect an individual from worse disease," she said. While first and second COVID-19 vaccine dose figures for people aged 16 and older sit at 97.1 per cent and 95.8 per cent, respectively, third and fourth doses continue to lag. Of that age group, 72.7 per cent of people have received a third dose or a booster. Shift to vaccination policies creates 'grey area' The rate for fourth doses, or additional boosters, which have been available to vulnerable people and those aged over 30, sits at 41.2 per cent. Melissiah spends her days as a hypnotherapist on the Mornington Peninsula providing one-on-one support to people managing the effects of anxiety, depression and trauma. ![]()
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