Authorities say bookings at Newcastle's mass vaccination hub are rising with the introduction of AstraZeneca, but admits many are still waiting for Pfizer stocks to be replenished.
Health authorities say bookings at Newcastle's mass vaccination hub are ramping up again with the introduction of AstraZeneca vaccines, but admit many are still waiting to get Pfizer jabs.Hunter New England Health says it is on track to provide 10,000 vaccines at its Belmont hub this weekThe health service is still working to rebook all the Pfizer appointments cancelled last month
The Belmont site was offering Pfizer when it opened in July, but thousands of bookings were cancelled at the start of August when the state government announced the stock would be redirected to vaccinate year 12 students in Sydney. The federal government stepped in with extra doses and NSW Health contacted thousands of affected Hunter residents to say they would be issued with a priority code to rebook.Elizabeth Grist is leading the COVID-19 response for Hunter New England Health.
She said the centre was on track to provide more than 10,000 doses of both vaccines at the hub this week."Bookings for AstraZeneca are currently available as soon as 28 August, so we encourage members of the community to consider this option," Ms Grist said."Sixty-three per cent have already rebooked their appointments."There are enough Pfizer doses for everyone who was cancelled, so we encourage everyone who was cancelled to rebook.
"All of the available priority spots this week are filled, and we have sufficient booking spaces available from now until 29 August for those who were cancelled.
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