Australian Medical Association
More than 4,500 accredited general practices will participate in Phase 1b of Australia’s COVID-19 rollout, one of the greatest logistical challenges in our nation’s history.
The plans were announced by Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, with the collaboration of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).
Minister Hunt said the Government is committed to bringing on board all eligible practices as quickly as possible, with vaccination start dates set to be staggered and dosage allocation to be dependent on vaccine availability.
2021-03-08 01:35:39 GMT2021-03-08 09:35:39(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SYDNEY, March 8 (Xinhua) Australia s rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine continued on Monday, with the state of Queensland delivering it s first doses to frontline hospital and medical staff.
Over the weekend, clinics in Western Australia also commenced administering the vaccine with the program expected to gain pace over the coming weeks.
Cases of COVID-19 remained extremely low across Australia, with an estimated 97 active cases nationally, all of which were in isolation.
On Sunday, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that more than 4,500 general practitioners would participate in Phase 1b of Australia s COVID-19 rollout, which he described as one of the greatest logistical challenges in the country s history.