Shortages raise concerns as Covid cases surge and authorities plan changes to testing regime
Jini Maxwell, a games journalist from Melbourne, said that while they had been able to easily find tests a week and a half ago, they had struggled to find any since Christmas “anywhere”.
“I think it represents another massive failure of the federal government to provide adequately for the Australian people during a two-year pandemic,” they said. At beginning of Gov plan to open up, AMA asked and advocated for a clear plan to ensure ACCESS for RATs and clear POLICIES for their use, for this very time which was predictedThe Pharmacy Guild of Australia national president, Trent Twomey, said though “tens of millions” of tests are on their way to Australia, they will probably not be available until late January.
“They’ll be everywhere,” he said. “Those supplies coming towards the end of January will be available through supermarkets and pharmacies, and the supplies available in the next few days will be available through community pharmacies.”, sought to reassure Australians on Wednesday. He said RATs were different to vaccines as there were many more manufacturers worldwide and governments had been working to secure supplies.