Vaccinating 80% of Australia in 8 months means 170,000 injections per day every day; 4 times the average daily number Covid tests (Apr-Dec). Our health system will struggle to vaccinate while fighting outbreaks unless quarantine flaws are strengthened before March.
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Replying to @DaveAceMan1982 @davehowe82
I'm not suggesting we cant do this. You misinterpret my tweet. We need all hands on deck - not chasing cases.

Dec 30, 2020 · 12:55 AM UTC

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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1 @davehowe82
Victoria is increasing its endorsed nurse immunisation course numbers now.
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1 @davehowe82
Well he’s wrong. It is very much not able to be an achieved goal with current HCW staffing & system issues
Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1 @davehowe82
That's what will happen. During swine flu a special order was issued that allowed all nurses to administer vaccine with an IPN supervising. We IPNs are ready for the call up.
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1 @davehowe82
But the contact tracers aren’t the one who’ll do the vaccination.
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Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1 @davehowe82
Mary Louise calling on retired nurses and offering training for free would boost staff for the vaccination time. I have many friends ex- Paediatric nurses who are more than capable of administering vaccines but are required to do an expensive course to do so.
Replying to @MarylouiseMcla1 @davehowe82
Thank you for all you are doing