Covid vaccine shortfalls leaving Australia's private health workers at risk, AMA warns

Governments urged to prioritise doctors and staff as access and booking issues affect health workers

Private practice specialist doctors are being left out of the vaccine rollout, with limited supply and difficulties with the booking system making it impossible" for doctors and their staff to access their own vaccinations, the peak body for doctors has said, blaming ongoing issues in supply from the federal government.

The president of the NSW branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), Dr Danielle McMullen, said private healthcare workers such as specialist physicians in phase 1b of the rollout should have access to NSW Health Covid-19 vaccine hubs.