The Victorian Labor Government has announced more than 120 pop-ups COVID-19 vaccination hubs across March to increase booster vaccination rates in the lead up to winter as new COVID-19 cases increase. “Don’t rely on two doses to get you through this winter. If you are due, make March the month you get your third,” the Victorian health minister Martin Foley said. The pop-up program are targeted at key areas where the third dose uptake is lower than the state’s average of 62 percent and areas where GPs and pharmacy services for vaccinations are low. Currently, 60 pop-ups for March have already been provided with another 60 remaining and the state government said that more than 600 pop-ups have been set up since the beginning of 2022. Omicron BA.2 Subvariant Becoming Dominant The news to boost vaccine uptake comes as COVID-19 cases increase in Victoria, with experts expecting the new Omicron …