The Southside Medical Centre, Doctors at Goldfields Plaza and Cooloola Cove General Practice are to be the first local medical practices where “eligible” Gympie region residents will be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The practices were among a thousand GPs across Australia to receive the vaccine as part of the next stage of the rollout, which will allow more than six million Australians to make an appointment for the AstraZeneca shot.
Most clinics are reportedly receiving only 50 vaccine doses each week; the vaccines are available from Wednesday (today).
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has urged patience as the country waits for other vaccines to become available later this month.