Thursday: Melbourne GPs are being forced to turn away droves of people wanting a Covid jab. Plus: with 50 days to go, the Tokyo Olympics hang in the balance
Good morning. Melbourne GPs face Covid vaccine shortages as lockdown continues, Buckingham Palace faces a fresh racism scandal and Joe Biden promises a “summer of freedom”to encourage more people to get the jab.
Droves of Victorians are being turned away from vaccination clinics due to “critical” vaccine supply shortages, after daily demand spiked during the latest outbreak. GPs in Melbourne confirmed that urgent requests for more supplies have been rejected by the federal government, with some claiming the commonwealth system lacks the agility to respond to the sudden upturn. Only half of the state’s frontline paramedic staff have received a Covid vaccine, despite being grouped as 1a in the vaccination program. Negotiations between the state and federal government over financial support for the state continue after lockdown was extended in Melbourne for another week, while restrictions are set to ease in regional Victoria from midnight tonight.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jun/03/morning-mail-melbourne-vaccine-undersupply-netanyahu-losing-grip-on-power-trump-website-closes
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