Health
COVID-19 vaccine doses for GPs to triple, Health Minister says – Brisbane Times
Doctor clinics that had been receiving 50 doses a week will now get 150 per week as the vaccine rollout continues to ramp up.
So far almost 2.4 million doses of both AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines have been administered across the country, and 79,000 doses were administered on Tuesday.
State and territory-run vaccination clinics opened up on Monday to allow people over 50 to be vaccinated with AstraZeneca, while continuing to vaccinate front-line workers under the age of 50 with Pfizer.
From May 17, everyone over the age of 50 will be able to get the vaccine from general practices as well, but Lucas de Toca, from the…
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