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Australian GPs grapple with vaccine shortfalls as pleas for more AstraZeneca doses are rejected Christopher Knaus © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP General practitioners in Australia grappling with major vaccine supply shortfalls are being refused more AstraZeneca doses, despite 1m per week now being manufactured onshore. Guardian Australia spoke with GPs across the country on Tuesday to understand whether early supply issues had eased, particularly given the increase in domestic manufacturing of the AstraZeneca vaccine at CSL’s Melbourne facil...

Advertisement President of the Royal Australian College of GPs Karen Price said she was considering stopping offering AstraZeneca’s vaccine to people under 50. “[AstraZeneca is] preferred not to give it in that age group, but it’s not a contra-indication,” she said. “Can you imagine how a lawyer might feel if someone did have a catastrophic reaction? The uncertainty and litigation risk warrants pause. “Right now in Australia, we don’t have an alternative vaccine. What would happen if we had an outbreak? What would happen if someone could not get their vaccin...

An industry source said they were shocked to see the Covid vaccine booking website suddenly launch midweek. ‘What the hell happened?’ they said. Photograph: Christian Bruna/EPA Industry sources say they were told the government website being used to coordinate Covid vaccination appointments wasn’t going to launch until next week – despite the health minister insisting during Wednesday’s troubled launch “today was always the day”. The Morrison government has been accused of rushing the launch of its national booking system witho...