Department of Health
1,937,300 vaccinations have been completed as increasing supplies of vaccine are delivered to more than 5000 sites across the country.
As of today, 3,589,686 doses of vaccine have been delivered to those sites by the Australian Government, with 1,088,552 doses available for use.
The Vaccine Operations Centre (VOC) plays a lead role in the vaccination rollout. It is working in close partnership with the States, Territories and the primary care sector to safely, securely and efficiently store, transport, deliver and administer COVID-19 vaccines across Australia, in support of Phase 1a and 1b of the rollout.
Operations Coordinator of the VOC, Commodore Eric Young, CSC, RAN, said: “Last week, more than 356,000 doses of vaccine were administered, up from 330,000 doses the week before, which is an outstanding achievement.
Health authorities have confirmed over-50s are expected to be able to book in for coronavirus vaccinations sooner than planned, as they admitted some eligible under-50s are cancelling appointments.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said some states have significant capacity in some of their AstraZeneca clinics, despite not all the people in phases 1A and 1B having had jabs.
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Health Minister Greg Hunt said more details will be given this week about the planned vaccination of over-50s.(Photograph by Chris Hopkins)
Mr Hunt said most people getting vaccinated were still in the first phases, which include frontline workers, over-70s, over-80s and aged care residents.
Transparency and accountability are two of the most crucial tools a government has in managing a public health crisis, as numerous research papers and post-disaster investigations have shown. Last week the prime minister, Scott Morrison, said it is “a good idea for us to have more data transparency” on issues around the Covid-19 vaccine rollout – including the number of doses currently available in Australia. On Monday night, months into the.
Posted: Apr 09, 2021 8:50 PM CT | Last Updated: April 10
Pimicikimak Cree Nation Chief David Monias receives his second COVID-19 shot from University of Manitoba Rady Faculty of Health Dean Dr. Brian Postl. (Cameron MacIntosh/CBC)
The chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation says 65 per cent of his community s eligible population has been vaccinated against COVID-19.
The community also known as Cross Lake, located about 530 kilometres north of Winnipeg held a mass vaccination clinic the last week of March, immunizing hundreds of members each day.
A second mass clinic was held over two days this week for anyone else who wanted the shot. I m very proud … it s a big community, said Chief David Monias.
 Overnight, a Queensland doctor said 100 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine had to be destroyed due to botched handling during delivery. Every hundred, every thousand we lose is just gut-wrenching because we can t get the vaccinations done, Brisbane GP Ian Williams told Channel 9. Dr Williams said the shipment of the vaccine sent to his clinic was transported incorrectly and arrived wasted, with its in-built sensor showing it wasn t held at the required temperature. The delivery driver said, Oh, another one , he claimed. Channel 9 reported that a second GP clinic in Brisbane also received a spoiled batch of 100 vaccine doses that were transported at the incorrect temperature.