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Brisbane will need at least four COVID-19 mass vaccination hubs, epidemiologist warns
Brisbane needs to have about four mass COVID-19 vaccination hubs to ensure 85 per cent of the Australian population are vaccinated by mid-next year, a leading epidemiologist says.
Key points:
- Epidemiologist Professor Mary-Louise McLaws says it could take until mid-2022 for enough people to be vaccinated for international borders to reopen
- Potential mass vaccination sites could include stadiums, university campuses and parks
- Chief Health officer says Queensland Health are accelerating the rollout of the Pfizer vaccine
Mary-Louise McLaws, a World Health Organization COVID-19 advisory panel member, said Australia would need to continue delivering about 40,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses per day and an additional 60,000 Pfizer doses daily…
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