The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Australia has begun

[jakeseven7]

Not wanting to extinguish that light at the end of the tunnel @jakeseven7, but you do realise who is going to choose the replacement, don't you?
And the current CHO will probably draw up the short list.

I hear Mavis the contract tracers' coughatiel is an early front-runner.

We can only hope the incumbent only has a ceremonial ‘advisory’ role in the process.

Certainly it makes sense given the current situation to have someone more relevantly qualified than the current CHO.

AP has apparently been wanting the incumbent out for a while now it was reported (as gossip) last year... so wonder how that will influence the profile of the replacement....

PS Mavis our contact tracers coughatiel is currently patrolling the NSW border keeping those super high risk southerners out...

 

[lovetravellingoz]

A very respectable 79,718 vaccinations given on Saturday.

 

[Lynda2475]

To post such condescending advice

Seriously, stop trying to incite drama.

My post was factual and will help people who havent yet booked better navigate the most efficient way to get jabbed by seeing the full range of options.

The link is a government service available to all, which everyone should be aware of.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

I tried to get my 2nd dose of Pfizer at Rocklea there were no appointments available through to end of September, until there is more Pfizer will never get over a million a week.

On the way out after the 15 minute observation period you can book your 2nd jab. Not sure if you had your first jab there?

1200 per day for a 'Mass Vaccination Clinic' = joke.jpg

Aussie PM should ask the US for some left over Moderna. Mix'n'match would be the way to go.

 

[RAM]

On the way out after the 15 minute observation period you can book your 2nd jab. Not sure if you had your first jab there?

1200 per day for a 'Mass Vaccination Clinic' = joke.jpg

Aussie PM should ask the US for some left over Moderna. Mix'n'match would be the way to go.

Article today suggesting that Israel is about to trash 1 million Pfizer as expiry date is soon. Fed Govt asked if they had contacted Israel about buying them. No interest in doing so was the apparent response.

Andrew Forrest where are you?

 

[mviy]

Israel in return wants whoever buys them to give up a shipment of later Pfizer doses. So if we took the shipment and couldn't get them into arms in time it could effectively set the rollout back further rather than help.

 

[Lynda2475]

Would make sense to take them if they had more than 3 weeks let to use them, but by they time they get here and ATAGI clears the shipment for we would probably have under 2 weeks to use them that very tight.

What Scomo needs to do is call Biden, US have heaps of spare doses for sale.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Israel in return wants whoever buys them to give up a shipment of later Pfizer doses. So if we took the shipment and couldn't get them into arms in time it could effectively set the rollout back further rather than help.

Which is why they haven’t been able to do a deal wth the UK. I think was another country who turned them down as well.

 

[HappyFlyerFamily]

Israel in return wants whoever buys them to give up a shipment of later Pfizer doses. So if we took the shipment and couldn't get them into arms in time it could effectively set the rollout back further rather than help.

Sounds a bit ridiculous - Israel would rather dump them, than gift them.

 

[drron]

Sounds a bit ridiculous - Israel would rather dump them, than gift them.

They could gift them to the Palestinians.

 

[astrosly]

They could gift them to the Palestinians.

Palestine have already rejected the swap deal as the shipment did not meet "standards":

Palestinian Authority rejects Israel offer of 1 million soon-to-expire COVID-19 vaccines

The Palestinian Authority will not accept an offer from Israel for 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccines, hours after the deal was announced on Friday, saying the shipment did not meet standards.

www.abc.net.au

 

[RAM]

They could gift them to the Palestinians.

They did offer a deal some weeks ago to swap them for doses arriving later in the year which was accepted on June 18th. Offer made some days earlier.

The Palestinian Authority changed their minds after Israel began delivering them, despite already knowing they expired in July.

The Palestinians said the doses, which Israel had begun shipping to the occupied West Bank, were too close to expiring and do not meet their standards.

Israel in return wants whoever buys them to give up a shipment of later Pfizer doses. So if we took the shipment and couldn't get them into arms in time it could effectively set the rollout back further rather than help.

Well I as we are due to receive 32 million doses starting in October - I am sure bringing forward 1 million doses to now in exchange for swapping 1 million doses out of those 32 million looks good to me.

Maybe then all Aged & Disability Care, Medical workers and household contacts of those three groups could get done.

Given vaccinations from some GPs in Sydney (for Pfizer) are booked out until late September as of mid morning. I suspect there would be no problem finding arms for these 1 million doses. Some NSW hubs are booked out until August, & Homebush has the earliest available 1st dose (for priority groups not the rest) at August 23rd.

 

[Lynda2475]

So according to the official report there is just one aged care facility still awaiting second doses.

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Latest dose data for nation:

 

[mviy]

Well I as we are due to receive 32 million doses starting in October - I am sure bringing forward 1 million doses to now in exchange for swapping 1 million doses out of those 32 million looks good to me.

The thing is doses close to expiry would mainly be good for second doses and first doses that can lead to second doses from another delivery in time for the recommended time frame so that would limit it to way less than the 1 million that could be administered. Say you could administer 200,000. Taking 200k to give up 1 million doses in a few months doesn't make sense at all with their current plan.

If the plan sensibly had us in phase 2 in a month or two that might be different, but they have strongly suggested that next year sometime (presumably after the election) is when we plan to move into phase 2.

 

[Lynda2475]

ABC Afternoon Briefing program just said Qld is is discarding 1 in 10 Pfizer doses, hope that isnt true, 10% wastage is woeful.

 

[mviy]

ABC Afternoon Briefing program just said Qld is is discarding 1 in 10 Pfizer doses, hope that isnt true, 10% wastage is woeful.

That's what happens I guess when you use vaccine hubs with limited eligibility criteria and restrict/prevent walk-ins when you should use the GPs that people prefer to go to.

 

[Lynda2475]

That's what happens I guess when you use vaccine hubs with limited eligibility criteria and restrict/prevent walk-ins when you should use the GPs that people prefer to go to.

GP wastage of AZ is close to 25% so more GPs isn't the the answer. Pfizer demand is outpacing supply so eligibility criteria does not need to be expanded yet.

The Pfizer wastage rate in NSW and Vic is less than 1% and both those states are using mass vax hubs as primary distribution method for Pfizer, so hubs aren't the problem, something else is.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

More good news with more than 500 GP Practices now able to administer Pfizer, from today and by the end of July this will grow to 1300. This will assist us in ramping up once Pfizer doses get to more adequate numbers in the last quarter of the year. The other huge plus is that it will greatly increase the fair access to more Austrlians.

Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout takes a major step forward, with more than 500 GPs around Australia set to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from today.​

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This will enable Australians to access the Pfizer vaccine through their general practice, helping to significantly accelerate the pace of the rollout for younger populations.​

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This is further supported by 62 Commonwealth Vaccination Clinics (CVCs) and 15 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) who will also begin administering Pfizer from this week.​

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By the end of July, 1,300 GPs will be administering Pfizer vaccines, along with up to 135 CVCs and 130 ACCHS sites.​

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As more supplies of Pfizer become available, it is expected all 5,100 GPs participating in the vaccine rollout, will have the opportunity to administer the Pfizer vaccine by later this year.​

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These practices will now offer both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines, which will ensure Australians can access both a first and second dose.​

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Primary Care vaccination sites, including GPs, ACCHS and CVCs and have been the backbone of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout, administering more than 4.2 million vaccinations so far. This is more than half of the 8.2 million COVID-19 vaccinations administered in the country to date.​

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This is an incredible achievement and a true reflection of the commitment of GPs to support their local communities.​

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This will maximise the impact of the rollout across Australia and ensure better access to the Pfizer vaccine. In the first instance, it will provide additional Pfizer vaccines to regional, rural, and remote areas.​

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Major step in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout takes a major step forward, with more than 500 GPs around Australia set to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from today.

www.health.gov.au

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[Lynda2475]

helping to significantly accelerate the pace of the rollout for younger populations.

Highly questionable as the States doses have been reduced by the amounts given to GPs in July and August, so no immediate acceleration will happen until supply improves from September.

And its a false assumption that younger people prefer the GP channel. Hopefully will be monitored closley and if GP wastage is higher than state hubs (as it currently is with AZ), more doses will be redirected back to States.

 

[JB expat]

I know so many people who have gone to the hubs without a second thought (travelled 45 minutes plus) and others, such as myself for AZ, who went to large GP clinics that one has never visited before, but the location is convenient. I don't get this fixation re: going to one's own GP. I do however understand going to one's trusted GP if you are seeking medical advice before making an appointment for a vaccine.

Doctors don't typically administer shots. Maternal Child Health Nurses give vaccinations to infants/toddlers/babies as a routine matter - this is typically someone you have only just met.

It is a needle in the arm - it is not a big deal - really.