GPs overwhelmed as website prematurely allows bookings for second Covid vaccination
by Christopher Knaus from on (#5FN86)
Three-month gap between vaccinations is recommended but HealthEngine website allows bookings for second jab within days of first
One of the booking websites contracted by the federal government for the Covid vaccine rollout is erroneously allowing Australians to book in for their second dose within days of their first shot, a problem general practitioners say is compounding demand on their clinics.
The next stage of the vaccine rollout, phase 1b, officially started on Monday, allowing a cohort of 6 million higher-risk Australians to begin receiving their vaccinations at about 1,000 GP clinics or 100 commonwealth-run respiratory clinics.
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