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'You are dicing with your own life': Doctor shares heartfelt plea to Australians holding out on getting a Covid vaccine after studies in the UK confirm AZ is BETTER at preventing deaths and lasts longer than Pfizer

The CSIRO health director has urged Australians to strongly consider getting the AstraZeneca vaccine after a new study showed it was more effective than Pfizer.   

Dr Rob Grenfell said the vaccine had proven to last longer and offer better protection than its competitor based on the latest statistics from the UK.

'The UK has been the test bed for the vaccine schedule we've got here in Australia, so they've both used Pfizer and AstraZeneca,' he said on Channel Nine's Today Show on Friday.  

'Remarkably, AstraZeneca was better. It actually performed better in reducing hospitalisations and deaths. And more importantly the immunity developed from the AstraZeneca appears to be longer than the Pfizer.'

The CSIRO health director has urged Australians to strongly consider getting the AstraZeneca vaccine after a new study showed it was more effective than Pfizer

The CSIRO health director has urged Australians to strongly consider getting the AstraZeneca vaccine after a new study showed it was more effective than Pfizer

Dr Rob Grenfell said the vaccine had proven to last longer and offer better protection than its competitor based on the latest statistics from the UK

Dr Rob Grenfell said the vaccine had proven to last longer and offer better protection than its competitor based on the latest statistics from the UK

Pfizer and AstraZeneca are the two most readily available vaccines in the UK.

The country has ordered 135 million doses of Pfizer and 100 million doses of AstraZeneca.  

Nearly 89 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received their first jab while more than 79 per cent have been fully vaccinated in the UK. 

The vaccination rates outpace Australia with only 7.2million - or 35 per cent - of residents double-jabbed.   

Today Show host Allison Langdon partly blamed vaccine hesitancy for the slow rollout saying that residents were still choosing to wait for the Pfizer vaccine instead of AstraZeneca.

'You still do have an issue with vaccine hesitancy when it comes to AstraZeneca,' she said. 'I mean, everyone is waiting for the Pfizer.'  

Dr Grenfell said residents were risking their lives by putting off the life-saving jabs.

'You're dicing with your own life here,' Dr Grenfell said. 'Get a vaccine as soon as possible. There's plenty of AstraZeneca in the system.

'For any 50 year olds and above out there who are saying, "I'm going to wait for the Pfizer", you're in fact waiting for a vaccine that's not as good for you, in your age group, than the AstraZeneca,' he said. 

Australians over 60 have been warned they will be pushed to the back of the queue if they opt out of the AstraZeneca and choose Pfizer instead.

Right now, there are three million locally produced doses of the AstraZeneca available to residents over the age of 60. If they wait for Pfizer they risk waiting until Christmas to get the jab.   

The vaccination rates outpace Australia with only 7.2million - or 35 per cent - of residents double-jabbed

The vaccination rates outpace Australia with only 7.2million - or 35 per cent - of residents double-jabbed

Today Show host Allison Langdon partly blamed vaccine hesitancy for the slow rollout saying that residents were still choosing to wait for the Pfizer vaccine instead of AstraZeneca

Today Show host Allison Langdon partly blamed vaccine hesitancy for the slow rollout saying that residents were still choosing to wait for the Pfizer vaccine instead of AstraZeneca

The federal government intends to send a letter to the 586,713 people aged between 60 and 69 who have not yet been vaccinated.

It will warn the group that 'people over 60 have a greatly increased risk of getting severe disease with Covid-19 and must be vaccinated as soon as possible'.

'The recent outbreaks of the new more infectious strains of the Covid-19 virus, with some tragic deaths in Sydney, make it even more important that Australians over 60 get vaccinated now,' the letter reads. 

'We have expanded the number of community pharmacies who are administering the highly effective AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine around the country … This gives you, your family, and your loved ones more opportunities to get vaccinated.'

Dr Grenfell said Australians should get their hands on any vaccine that is available saying both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca were incredibly effective.

'Both the vaccines are really, really effective at stopping getting hospitalised or dying from the Delta strain,' Dr Grenfell said.

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