The first Australian Government funded training modules for the COVID-19 vaccination workforce, including for immunisation providers and non-clinical and.
Australia tries to inoculate against coronavirus losses, as COVID-19 vaccine doses go to waste overseas By political reporter Anna Henderson
Evidence of coronavirus vaccine wastage overseas has prompted Australian authorities to roll out mandatory training in how to properly administer the jab.
The Federal Government has partnered with the Australian College of Nursing to develop the tutorials for the Pfizer inoculation.
Some health workers overseas have gone to great lengths to avoid the doses becoming spoiled.
One medical team in Oregon was stuck in a blizzard while transporting vials, which were due to expire within hours. They went out in the snow with their remaining supplies to offer the jab through the car windows of stranded motorists.
âUnacceptable wastageâ: Multi-dose vaccine vials a point of concern
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Clinics that waste COVID-19 vaccination doses could be stripped of their accreditation to administer them as one of the countryâs top health officials warned immunisersâ lack of experience with multi-dose vials was a serious concern.
The AstraZeneca vaccine is also one step closer to approval, with Australiaâs medical regulator now waiting on final answers from the pharmaceutical company before registering the overseas vaccine.
Department of Health Secretary Professor Brendan Murphy said the multi-dose vials required extra training for all vaccine providers.