HEALTH professional working in State-run COVID-19 vaccination hubs need to be brought back other parts of the system, including pharmacists as soon as possible, Pharmacy Guild of Australia Victorian Branch President, Anthony Tassone, believes.
Responding to the introduction of a Limited Scope COVID-19 Vaccinator class by the Victorian Government, which would allow State-run hubs to recruit new staff (PD 13 Jan), Tassone said securing staff was a challenge for all vaccination providers including pharmacies.
"A major challenge being faced by all parts of the vaccination program is access to workforce and pharmacies are no exception," he said.
"We understand why the Victorian State vaccination hubs would seek to increase their workforce capacity to help play their part along with primary care in rolling out booster doses and the paediatric Pfizer vaccine program.
"[But] there needs to be the freeing up of as much pre-existing health workforce in the vaccination hubs as possible to return to other parts of the health system including community pharmacies and hospitals."
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