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COVID vaccine to be available from local GPs – Tenterfield Star
Vaccine protects against getting seriously ill but not from contracting the virus.
When the COVID vaccine reaches rural and regional Australia, likely the AstraZeneca variant due to its simpler transportation and storage needs, it will be easy to access through local GP clinics, the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) said.
RDAA President Dr John Hall said that Phase 1A of the rollout would be the Pfizer vaccine (granted provisional approval on Monday for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration), followed by the AstraZeneca vaccine.
“The initial rollout…
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