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COVID vaccine for regional Australia likely to be AstraZeneca variety, rural doctors’ peak body says
Details about how a COVID-19 vaccine will roll out in regional Australia are surfacing, but there are still some concern about the logistics.
Key points:
- The Federal Government has said regional Australians will receive COVID-19 vaccinations at the same time as metro counterparts
- There is some concern the rollout will be a ‘logistical nightmare’ in the regions
- Cold storage requirements means rural Australians are likely to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, likely administered by GPs
Regional Australians will receive their vaccinations at the same time as their metropolitan counterparts when the nationwide rollout is expected to begin in late February.
It will begin with quarantine and border workers, priority frontline healthcare workers, as…
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