A significant decline in the number of weekly Covid vaccine doses has left one of the biggest medical bodies in Australia concerned.
Today, AMA President Dr Omar Khorshid said the medical body was “extremely concerned” about the lack of support for the country’s booster program.
“By the end of this month close to four million people will be eligible for the booster, however, in the last week Australia has only been able to administer just over 210,000 booster doses. Last week, GPs around the country administered roughly 251,000 vaccine doses, including booster shots, compared to mid-October rates when GPs were administering about 975,000 vaccines doses each week.“COVID-19 has consistently been able to adapt and evade our best defences throughout the pandemic. Omicron is just another example of how the virus adapts, making three vaccine doses essential for maximum protection in adults,” Dr Khorshid continued.
More than 151 million extra doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca have been ordered by the government, with more than 1.5 million people are due for a booster jab by Christmas Day.
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