解放する／自由な flu jabs at Tasmanian GPs, pharmacies
Tasmania will roll out 解放する／自由な flu ワクチン接種s at GPs and pharmacies for a month after the health department called for an 緊急の 解除する in jab 率s.
The island 明言する／公表する follows the lead of most 本土／大陸 裁判権s, which are 申し込む／申し出ing the influenza 発射 without cost at the health 施設s.
"ワクチン接種, 特に of 攻撃を受けやすい Tasmanians, is 重要な in 保護するing our community from the 厳しい consequences of influenza and 避けるing 圧倒的な our hospitals this winter," 首相 and health 大臣 Jeremy Rockliff told 明言する／公表する 議会 on Thursday.
The 解放する／自由な flu 発射s will be 利用できる for four weeks from June 6, with 参加するing pharmacies able to vaccinate those 老年の 10 and over, and GPs six months and over.
The 明言する／公表する 政府 is already operating pop-up clinics where anyone 老年の six months and over can receive the jab for 解放する／自由な.
Mr Rockliff said Tasmania's flu 率 was below that of other 明言する／公表するs, but it had more than 二塁打d in the past week.
In the week ending May 29, the health department was 通知するd of 134 flu 事例／患者s, higher than at the same time in 2019.
Mr Rockliff said the health department recommended "緊急に 解除するing" flu ワクチン接種 率s, にもかかわらず almost 200,000 Tasmanians already receiving the jab.
More than 30 per cent of people 老年の over 65 and 83 per cent of children under five are yet to be vaccinated.
The 明言する／公表する 政府 is in discussion with the 王室の 飛行機で行くing Doctor Service to 配達する ワクチンs to 田舎の and remote communities.
The Australian 医療の 協会 (AMA) said the 解放する／自由な four-week ワクチン接種 program was an 必須の step to 抑制（する）ing a ぼんやり現れるing deadly flu season.
"I commend the 政府 on に引き続いて the lead of other 明言する／公表するs ... as it is the 権利 thing to do to 保護する our community and keep our 壊れやすい health system 機能（する）／行事ing," AMA Tasmania 大統領，／社長 Dr John Saul said.
"Our health system is already under 巨大な 圧力. We do not want to see o ur hospitals 圧倒するd with flu 事例／患者s or, worse still, preventable deaths."
