Sydney News: GPs angry as COVID-19 vaccine Phase 1b rollout begins

Here’s what you need to know this morning.

Vaccine roll-out frustration

The Port Stephens GP Super Clinic says it spent time and money getting ready to dispense up to 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines a day, only to be allocated far fewer doses.

The super clinic’s Anna Davidson says her practice spent $10,000 on new vaccine fridges.

“We basically got our whole clinic to be ready to be able to vaccinate up to 1,000 people a day if we were called upon and when we were approved as a vaccine centre, and we got our allocation, we got 50 vaccines a week.”

There has been backlash over how the vaccine will be distributed, with GPs saying they’ve been overwhelmed with calls as the Phase 1b roll-out that starts today.

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