States and territories say more GPs will be needed to dispense Pfizer when supplies increase later in the year
Australia’s vaccine rollout will be limited by Pfizer supply constraints until deliveries increase from August. Photograph: Dan Peled/AAP
Shortages of the Pfizer Covid vaccine are expected to slow Australia’s rollout through June and July, as states and territories call on the commonwealth to sign up more GPs to dispense doses when supplies increase in August.
The national cabinet met on Monday to discuss Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout in the wake of updated health advice that AstraZeneca is not the preferred vaccine for those aged 50 to 59 due to the risk of rare blood clots.
At the meeting, the head of the rollout, Lt Gen John Frewen, gave states and territories projections of the maximum and minimum number of vaccines they will be allocated. The aged care minister, Richard Colbeck, is expected to table the figures at the Senate’s Covid-19 inquiry on Monday evening.
Before the meeting, the commonwealth agreed to New South Wales’s request for 50,000 Pfizer doses, which Cdr Eric Young told reporters in Canberra would be spread over three weeks.
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