Melbourne COVID: Pfizer could be administered by GPs as Melb

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Millions of Australians could receive their Pfizer shots from GPs, in pharmacies and Commonwealth run respiratory clinics after a crucial decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration to allow the vaccine to be stored in regular refrigerators for up to a month.
It comes amid fresh community transmission of COVID-19 in Melbourne, with a further five coronavirus cases reported there on Tuesday, bringing the cluster to nine.
Melburnians line up for their COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, as the city’s cluster grew to nine.
Credit:Wayne Taylor
Previously the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine needed to be stored at temperatures of -70 degrees, limiting its distribution to vaccination hubs with special cold storage facilities. It can now be kept for up to 31 days at between 2-8°C, after being taken out of deep-freeze conditions.

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