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Injection of common sense needed to fix jab shambles We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss April 9, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Credit: Your story identifies another major flaw in the already shambolic vaccine rollout scheme (“Clinics say sorry after patients told they could forfeit doses”, April 8). It is all very well for GPs to be texting their own patients and placing them on waitlists but where does that leave people whose GPs are not COVID vaccination hubs? There is no clinic in my area offering vaccines to the general public....

We need the COVID jab now January 2, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Advertisement If Britain, America, Canada, Israel, Chile, Belgium, Argentina and many other countries are already rolling out vaccines for COVID-19, why is Australia sitting back and waiting (‘‘New entrant in vaccination race’’, January 1)? When are we going to see some proactive approaches implemented by our national cabinet and scrap leaving it all to individual state governments to deal with? It’s more than time that state governments either introduced vaccinations themselves or utilised the national cabinet t...

NYE fireworks ignite only anger as pandemic prowls December 30, 2020 — 12.04am Save Normal text size Credit: Gladys Berejiklian’s New Year’s Eve fireworks are a big ‘‘up yours’’ to the rest of the world suffering one of the worst pandemics in human history (‘‘Call off the fireworks – for good’’, December 29). Rick Johnston, Potts Point Don Carter, Oyster Bay NYE will not be a cracker night but a fizzer. Issue a free packet of sparklers to everyone. All citizens to stand on the driveway or balcony and ‘‘ignite for 2021â€...