THE Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has warned that lowering the pharmacist influenza vaccination age to ten years (PD 20 May) under the Tasmanian Government's Winter Demand Management Plan 2019 could "put young patients at risk".
RACGP President, Harry Nespolon, described the move as "baffling," adding that "there is no reason for these patients to visit a pharmacy for this healthcare service".
Pharmacy Guild Tasmanian Branch President, John Dowling, slammed the RACGP's "predictable" response, saying the unfounded claims are "simply untrue, and are quite frankly getting old and stale".
He said community pharmacists were making a real difference in keeping people well and out of hospitals, adding that "instead of focusing on fabrications and spreading vitriol, the RACGP should be out there promoting vaccinations as the best way to protect people from the flu".
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