Doctors cast doubt on October vax deadline
Govt kicks off a second information campaign along with a myth busting unit to tackle 'plainly ridiculous' ideas
AMA president Dr Omar Khorshid says it will be a challenge to deliver the COVID-19 vaccination to more than 20 million people by October and the end of the year is a more realistic goal.
The Morrison government has set October as the goal for everyone who wants to receive a vaccination to have at least one dose.
The TGA will begin batch testing the first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine this week after a shipment of 30,000 landed on Sunday.
Dr Khorshid says it will be a challenge to vaccinate more than 20 million people in that time frame.
