Nurse administers one Covid vaccine in eight hours
May 19, 2021 7:18:11 GMT 7
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Post by Banjo on May 19, 2021 7:18:11 GMT 7
Nurse administers one Covid vaccine in eight hours at Victorian hub as NSW ramps up rollout
Nurse ‘furious’ over slow pace of Australia’s rollout says supply of doses is not the problem – people are not showing up to get them
A nurse who administered just one vaccine in the course of an eight-hour shift at one of Victoria’s mass vaccination hubs says she is “furious” at the “snail’s pace” of the vaccine rollout.
The nurse said working in Australia was a drastically different experience to places such as the UK and US, where people were streaming through vaccination centre doors.
“During one eight-hour shift I gave just one vaccine, and I came out afterwards just fuming,” she told Guardian Australia. “It’s slow, it’s frustrating for the nurses, and it’s concerning that Australia seems to take this attitude of, ‘let’s just shut the borders for as long as possible’ while there is vaccine just sitting there.”
The nurse, who did not want her name used as employees are not allowed to speak to the media, said supply at the vaccine centre was not an issue – “there’s plenty,” she said. But people were not coming, she said. It was so slow that anyone who walked in without an appointment could get vaccinated even if they were not strictly in an eligible category, she said.
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www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/19/nurse-administers-one-covid-vaccine-in-eight-hours-at-victorian-hub-as-nsw-ramps-up-rollout
Nurse ‘furious’ over slow pace of Australia’s rollout says supply of doses is not the problem – people are not showing up to get them
A nurse who administered just one vaccine in the course of an eight-hour shift at one of Victoria’s mass vaccination hubs says she is “furious” at the “snail’s pace” of the vaccine rollout.
The nurse said working in Australia was a drastically different experience to places such as the UK and US, where people were streaming through vaccination centre doors.
“During one eight-hour shift I gave just one vaccine, and I came out afterwards just fuming,” she told Guardian Australia. “It’s slow, it’s frustrating for the nurses, and it’s concerning that Australia seems to take this attitude of, ‘let’s just shut the borders for as long as possible’ while there is vaccine just sitting there.”
The nurse, who did not want her name used as employees are not allowed to speak to the media, said supply at the vaccine centre was not an issue – “there’s plenty,” she said. But people were not coming, she said. It was so slow that anyone who walked in without an appointment could get vaccinated even if they were not strictly in an eligible category, she said.
Read more...
www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/19/nurse-administers-one-covid-vaccine-in-eight-hours-at-victorian-hub-as-nsw-ramps-up-rollout
