General
Coronavirus vaccine rollout continues, doctors working to increase doses given per day
Australia needs to vaccinate 200,000 people every day to reach the goal of all adult Australians being able to get their first vaccine dose by the end of October.
Key points:
- Over 550,000 Australians have been vaccinated
- The federal Health Department says it is one of the greatest logistical exercises in Australian history
- A leading health economist says GPs are not equipped to handle a large-scale rollout
As of Monday, 541,761 Australians have received the vaccine, according to Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt who gave an update on the state of the rollout.
“The latest guidance I have is we remain on track for all the first doses before the end of October, said Mr Hunt.
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