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Surekha Ragavan
Jul 13, 2021

Aussie govt defends ‘terrifying’ and ‘graphic’ Covid ad

Social-media users have said the ad is being used as a ‘scare tactic’ and complained it is inappropriate, especially because vaccines are not available for people in the age group depicted.

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