THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia Queensland Branch has welcomed an announcement today that from next week more than 200 metropolitan community pharmacies across the state will be able to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations.
The additional outlets are on top of the 131 community pharmacies in regional and outer-metro areas already rolling out the vaccines, with Queensland Guild Branch Acting President, Chris Owen, saying that "at the end of this week we should be able to offer access to community members right across Queensland".
The move follows the allocation by the State and Federal Governments of 150,000 extra AstraZeneca doses for Qld community pharmacies, with Owen saying this will "hopefully mean everyone who is currently on a waiting list to get their COVID-19 vaccination will now have the opportunity to do so".
"Rolling out the vaccine to all eligible community pharmacies will prove to be a real game changer...the only way to ensure we can stop these revolving lockdowns is to get as many people as possible vaccinated."
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