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Gold Coast GPs promise ‘stringent’ vaccine training for AstraZeneca rollout after wrong dose bungle
GP clinics across Queensland’s Gold Coast have received approval to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine and insist they will have “stringent” training for medical staff.
Key points:
- General practitioners have received confirmation to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine
- Doctors say they are “well-versed” at administering vaccinations
- Gold Coast Primary Health Network says AstraZeneca vaccines should arrive in Australia in mid-March
It follows revelations the doctor who administered the wrong dose of the Pfizer vaccine to two elderly Queenslanders on Tuesday had not completed the required online training.
The director of Medical on Miami, Heather McLellan-Johnson, says her clinic is hoping to begin the 1b stage of the rollout next month and it…
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