The federal government will fast-track the visas of pharmacists to support the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
The federal government will fast-track the visas of pharmacists to support the nation’s ongoing COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
The decision comes as thousands of pharmacies across Australia are invited to join the vaccine rollout to help accelerate the program. This would result in priority visa processing for pharmacists across the hospital, retail and industrial sectors. But the nation's rollout has faced delays over the limited availability of Pfizer doses and changes in medical advice around the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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