Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2020
Pharmacies to be first port of call for eventual COVID-19 vaccine
19 August 2020 - Getting the COVID-19 vaccine will be as easy as going to your local pharmacy when the lifesaving injection becomes available.
Community pharmacists will be all that stands between Queenslanders and a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.
It comes as Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced he had secured 25 million doses of the Oxford vaccine should it prove a success during its final phase of testing.
It’s said to be the best candidate for a vaccine, and at least 95% of Australians will need to receive the jab for effective herd immunity.
For Queenslanders, getting vaccinated will be as easy as going to their local pharmacy.
