Less than half of eligible year 12 students booked in for first jab | natassiazc
Less than half of eligible year 12 students have booked in to receive their first Pfizer jab at the NSW government’s new coronavirus vaccine hub for HSC students this week, despite the program officially beginning on Monday.
A Western Sydney Local Health District spokesman said more than 10,000 bookings had been made on Monday, leaving about 13,000 vacancies. Year 12 student Hannah Minoy, who attends school in Parramatta, was among the first few hundred students to be vaccinated on Monday. But others have expressed frustration as they struggled to make appointments. One mother in the Georges River area, whose daughter is in year 12, said almost half the families at her school were yet to be sent booking links. She said she made dozens of calls to NSW Health before she got through to the hotline and was told her daughter’s details were not available.
“It’s very stressful since there’s literally no place to seek help. I tried calling the vaccine hotline and waited for an hour before being quickly redirected to a number that doesn’t really work. My school has told me to wait till the end of today for any further action,” he said.Credit:In a statement on Monday, the Western Sydney Local Health district told students who had not received a booking link to contact their school or the NSW Health Qudos Bank Arena Vaccination Centre on 1800 922 886.
NSW Labor has urged for a more local approach to increase vaccine uptake among year 12s. The lower house member for Macquarie Fields, Anoulack Chanthivong, said students in the Campbelltown and Liverpool areas should be able to get vaccinated at the new hub there.
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