Victorian government change puts AstraZeneca on par with Pfizer at Wodonga vaccine hub

The move will allow people to be more quickly fully protected against COVID-19 at Wodonga's hub.

"We have good supplies of the vaccine at our Wodonga hub and encourage all eligible people to book," Albury Wodonga Health executive director public health unit Lucie Shanahan said.

"We have first and second dose appointments available every day, and new appointments are regularly added on the booking system."

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Victorian Health Minister, Martin Foley said the reduced waiting time followed specialist advice and meant there would be no difference in intervals between AstraZeneca and Pfizer branded vaccines.

"It will be six weeks for AstraZeneca and for Pfizer bookings going forward," Mr Foley said.

"The reason we had started out with the 12-week spacing was the original clinical trials that were conducted on the AstraZeneca vaccine showed that there was a higher degree of protection at that 12-week spacing."