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By Raquel Mustillo
MILLICENT’s medical professionals have urged residents not to put off getting immunised for coronavirus after observing a spike in vaccine hesitancy among older patients.
The Medical Clinic Millicent, which is the town’s sole clinic, has noted a dramatic reduction in patients aged over 50 following changing regulatory advice and cases of rare blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Medical Clinic Millicent nurse practitioner Jill Little said just 13pc of residents who are eligible for the AstraZeneca shot have started their two-dose vaccine.
Ms Little said the clinic had previously experienced huge demand for the COVID-19 vaccine, but bookings had plummeted after emerging concerns over the very rare blood clotting syndrome.