Should you have the AstraZeneca vaccine?

Last weekend,the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation changed its advice to the people of Greater Sydney,telling them to “strongly consider” having the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine,no matter what their age.

What does that mean exactly? When “strongly considering” AstraZeneca,who are you supposed to listen to?

Science reporter Liam Mannix,who had his first AstraZeneca shot last week after carefully weighing up the evidence,joins Tory Maguire on this episode ofPlease Explainto discuss.

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