INCREASED Vaccine Supply: With community pharmacies rapidly joining the COVID-19 vaccines rollout, Australia is now passing new milestones.
More than 16 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered (15,892,260 as of 18 Aug).
Supply constraints are being tackled; an extra one million Pfizer doses have been sourced from Poland, and Moderna vaccines are expected soon.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says "The Australian Government has already secured 25 million Moderna doses, with the first million expected to arrive in Sep".
"Planning is underway for these vaccines to roll out through approved pharmacies and other providers," he said.
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is continuing to work with the Australian Government to maximise supplies through community pharmacies.
It's encouraging that while queues for COVID-19 testing can be long and delay people for hours, COVID-19 vaccination is readily and quickly available through accessible community pharmacists.
Across Australia, pharmacists are accelerating the vaccine rollout, helping return society faster to more normal social and economic activity.
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