Doctors have issued 560 permanent vax exemptions

A handful of GPs have been accused of writing hundreds of exemptions for anti-vaxxers trying to avoid getting the shot
Professor Graeme Stewart
Professor Graeme Stewart.

Fewer than 600 patients have been granted permanent medical exemptions from COVID-19 vaccinations, Federal Government figures reveal.

A further 14,000 temporary exemptions have issued to those with ‘time-limited’ contraindications, such as an acute major illness or SARS-CoV-2 infection in the past six months.