Scott Morrison posted pictures of his COVID-19 vaccination on Facebook. And then the anti-vaccine commenters appeared
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CoronaCheck #54
With Australia s COVID-19 vaccine rollout finally under way, misinformation and conspiracy theories abound on social media, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison s Facebook page has not been immune. This week, we ve fact checked some claims published within the comment sections of Mr Morrison s posts.
Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says cases of “maladministration” of vaccines overseas have resulted in minimal side effects, after it was revealed two aged care residents in Queensland were given four times the prescribed dose.
A man, 88, is in hospital as a precaution and a woman, 94, also received the extra dosage at Holy Spirit Carseldine.
“Firstly in the early clinical trials of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, they did actually experiment with different doses of the product, including one three or four times higher than what have eventually been the prescribed doses,” Mr Kelly said.
“During those trials, the side effect data was not a higher problem, so there's that element.
“Second of all, as has been mentioned by the minister, we are aware of several cases like this happening early in the phased rollout through residential aged care facility equivalents in both Germany and the UK.
“Again, the side effect profile was minimal, particularly in older peop
Two Queensland aged care residents were given more than the prescribed dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Here is a look at how Australia's healthcare systems are designed to make sure that doesn't happen again.
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The Daily Telegraph about a civil order made against him involving a young woman.
âIâve seen nothing that he has done incorrectly that would raise it to the level where I would have to throw him under a bus right now,â Mr Kelly said. âIf he is charged with an offence, if he is found guilty of something, that is completely different.â
âAt the moment, there are no charges against him. Yeah, it would be politically expedient of me to deny him natural justice and to throw away the presumption of innocence. But if you did that to a staff member, youâd possibly be up for unfair dismissal.â