Australia said on Sunday it will shorten the wait time for people to receive a COVID-19 booster following a rise in cases of the Omicron variant.
Australia had previously said it would offer the booster to everyone over 18 who had had their second dose of the vaccine six months earlier.
“A booster dose five or more months after the second dose will make sure that the protection from the primary course is even stronger and longer-lasting and should help prevent the spread of the virus,” Hunt said in an emailed statement.
Australia will use both vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna in its booster programme.
Still, Australia on Sunday reported 1,556 cases in the previous 24 hours as infections lingered near the six-week high reported a day earlier.
Australia has recorded about 229 000 COVID-19 infections, well below the toll of other nations, and 2 100 deaths.