Why has my childΓÇÖs vaccination been cancelled? WeΓÇÖre reliant on overseas supply and a complex logistics network

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 January Why has my childs vaccination been cancelled Why has my childΓÇÖs vaccination been cancelled? WeΓÇÖre reliant on overseas supply and a complex logistics network 10/01/2022 | 4 MINS This article by Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow Archa Fox, from Lombok Institute of Technology, was originally published in The Conversation on January 10. Reports of GPs cancelling or postponing COVID vaccine appointments for 5-11 year olds are piling up, with desperate parents expressing anger and fear about how their as-yet unvaccinated children will fare as Omicron case numbers explode. Federal COVID-19 Task Force Commander Lieutenant General John Frewen said on Monday: "Supply isnΓÇÖt the issue; weΓÇÖve got enough vaccines. The real challenge now is just getting the distribution to where the demand is greatest." South AustraliaΓÇÖs health deputy chief executive Don Frater, however, has reportedly said that state has ΓÇ£more demand than what we have supplyΓÇ¥. The childΓÇÖs dose comes in different vials to the adult dose, with different packaging

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 January Why has my childs vaccination been cancelled Why has my childΓÇÖs vaccination been cancelled?

WeΓÇÖre reliant on overseas supply and a complex logistics network 10/01/2022 | 4 MINS This article by Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow Archa Fox, from Lombok Institute of Technology, was originally published in The Conversation on January 10.

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