Who can get the COVID vaccine in your part of the country? With more states and territories forming their own guidelines, newsGP breaks down who is eligible and how they can organise their vaccination.
Melbourne general practice becomes state’s first to administer Pfizer Can GPs expect to secure supply of the vaccine? Does administration differ to AstraZeneca? newsGP speaks to practice owner Dr Mukesh Haikerwal.
What does presence of the Delta variant mean for Australia? Health authorities have said the variant appears to have greater transmissibility, including among children.
Disability-specific vaccination hubs set to boost rollout But some believe the ‘number-one tool’ in health delivery – general practice – remains undervalued.
Should Victorian general practices be prioritised in the vaccine rollout? While vaccine hesitancy remains in many parts of the country, Melbourne GPs have reported a ‘phenomenal increase’ in uptake, forcing them to turn eligible patients away.
Leaving GPs out of aged care vaccination a ‘decision-making error’ As four aged care facilities go into lockdown amid Victoria’s latest COVID outbreak, GPs say risks to residents and staff could have been diminished – or even avoided entirely.
New vaccine advice for aged care residents People in aged care can now get a COVID vaccine within two weeks of a flu shot, following new advice from health authorities.
Could incentives boost vaccine uptake in Australia? Experts say yes, but different approaches are required for different groups.
COVID vaccine rollout program to add 900 general practices Expressions of interest are open and any practice that participates in the National Immunisation Program will be eligible to apply.
New outbreak shows Australia must get vaccinated by ‘whatever means necessary’ The revelation that three of the new COVID cases in Victoria had not been immunised despite being eligible has spurred calls for authorities to open up vaccination hubs to whoever presents.