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COVID vaccine jabs to be bulk billed – Sunshine Coast Daily
The federal government has revealed what it will pay doctors to deliver the free vaccine bulk billed for all Australians.
Doctors around the country will bulk bill COVID-19 vaccines.
While the Pfizer vaccine will be delivered in hospitals and Pfizer hubs due to the stringent storage refrigeration requirements GPs will be mostly responsible for administering up to 53 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Both COVID vaccines require two shots within 21 days.
Under the Medicare Benefits Schedule finalised on Friday, doctors will be paid $30.76 for the first consult and $24.25 for the second.
There will be an additional…
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