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Healthcare Australia, the contractor behind COVID-19 vaccine bungle, to continue operating in Queensland
Healthcare Australia will be allowed to continue in Queensland as a vaccination provider, despite bungling the administration of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine.
Key points:
- HealthCare Australia was issued with a show-cause notice after two elderly aged care residents were given the incorrect dose by a doctor
- Queensland Health says it’s satisfied with the response provided by the private contractor
- The vaccination rollout in Queensland is continuing with new hubs opening in Brisbane and Toowoomba
The private contractor had been issued with a show-cause notice, after an 88-year-old man and 94-year-old woman at an aged care facility in Brisbane’s north, were last month given a higher than recommended dose.
The pair have shown no adverse side…
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