A large portion of Victorians who have booked a Covid-19 jab are not showing up for their appointment, slowing down the country’s vaccine rollout, according to emergency physician Dr Stephen Parnis.
Dr Stephen Parnis said some of the state’s vaccination hubs and general practitioner clinics were reporting 20 per cent of their daily vaccine appointments as “no shows”.
Dr Parnis also said Victoria’s latest snap lockdown meant some people could be confused about whether they were allowed to leave home to get vaccinated.Dr Stephen Parnis is urging Victorians not to miss their vaccine appointments. Picture: Kym SmithThe rollout has seen 10.1 million doses administered so far, with about 10.9 per cent of the eligible population aged over 16 fully vaccinated with two doses.
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