ABC Radio interview – COVID-19 vaccine equity in South-Western Sydney

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Dr Ken McCroary, SSWGP Link Chair, was interviewed on ABC Radio, PM with Linda Mottram. He pointed out that hundreds of GP clinics in South Western Sydney at present have be told that they will not have access to mRNA vaccines to deliver to their communities in 2021.

We’ve got about 300 practices that have been told in South Western Sydney, that they will be getting zero allocation at all, of mRNA vaccines for the entirety of 2021… Anyone who can be able to give vaccines, we need to get supply spread throughout every region we can, both in cities where we’re having outbreaks, and to the regions…

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/1,029-new-delta-cases-in-nsw/13515806

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Dr Michael Tam is a clinical academic Specialist General Practitioner, combining the provision of family medicine, research, health services development, and governance. Michael’s clinical interest is in the whole-person primary care of people living with mental illness. He is actively involved in mental health policy, strategy, and governance, with local, state, and national bodies. Michael’s research is in integrated care and preventive care in general practice. He has expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

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