Queensland premier raised concerns in April about giving AstraZeneca to people in their 50s

Annastacia Palaszczuk in national cabinet asked if vaccine should go to over 60s based on European findings on blood clots in women

Premiers and territory leaders raised concerns in April about whether it was safe to give AstraZeneca jabs to Australians aged 50 and over during a national cabinet deliberation mulling expert health advice.

The Morrison government on 8 April announced it had accepted expert advice that Pfizer be the preferred vaccine for under 50s and AstraZeneca the preferred Covid inoculation for Australians over 50.

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