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Over 50s Can Now Get Vaccinated – Here’s What You Should Know

May 3, 2021

As of today, May 3rd, any Australian aged 50 or older is eligible for COVID-19 vaccination. The AstraZeneca vaccine will primarily be used for this group, so here’s 3 things you should know about the vaccine.

  1. It protects over 50s – clinical trials of over 57,000 people have found the AstraZeneca vaccine safe and effective. Trial data found that there were over 81% fewer COVID-19 cases in people vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, with no hospitalisations in the group either. It is 82% effective against the original strain and 70% effective against the UK variant.

  2. It’s safe for people over 50: the AstraZeneca vaccine has a good safety profile. Side effects are common but are mostly mild or moderate, including pain at the injection site, fatigue and headaches. These side effects are less common in older people, and only last 1-2 days. The clotting conditions of concern are extremely rare, occurring in around 6 in every million people, but is more common in those under 50.

  3. Is it worth me getting? For over 50s, the risk of being admitted into intensive care from COVID-19 is nearly 10 times higher than the risk of clots from the vaccine. It can be easy to think there’s no need for a vaccine whilst we have nearly no disease in the community – but we are extremely susceptible to outbreaks whilst our population is unvaccinated. We have seen this already in Victoria. But the benefits go beyond this – vaccination will also help us to open up more fully, travel, and help us return to normal life.

You can use the governments vaccine eligibility tracker to find out if you are eligible today, and where you can get a vaccine:

https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility…

The CPAP Clinic is a leading Australian provider of Respiratory, Sleep Disorders, Cardiology and PPE services and products. Based in Sydney, it has a network of 40 clinics nationwide.