GPs are experiencing a ‘slow start’ to the COVID vaccine rollout

Townsville GP Kevin Arlett says his practice is receiving 400 COVID vaccine doses a week which is a “much better start” than many GPs who are only receiving 50 a week. “It’s a slow start but we have a much better start than a lot of other practices, most practices only do have the 50 doses a week,” he said. “People will have to wait unfortunately, we don’t have enough to do everybody all at once, we have enough to do … 400 a week. “It’s going to take us a long time to get through even our population with that but we have other practices around who don’t have access to the vaccine and we’re looking after their staff and patients as well at the same time." Mr Arlett told Sky News people are “understanding” and are “quite happy” to wait considering there has hardly been any COVID in northern Queensland. “We’re taking an orderly approach, so we’ve approached those very frail and elderly this week. Next week we’re going to send messages out to everybody over 70,” he said. “But it will be available to anyone who’s in [phase] 1b to start booking from next week." Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au