Fixing the rollout: Why Lt General Frewen should scrap the MBS vaccine items

Dr Nathan Pinskier says GP practices need to be freed up
Dr Nathan Pinskier
Lieutenant General John Frewen
Lieutenant General John Frewen.

Australia’s beleaguered coronavirus vaccine rollout is set to undergo a military-style “refresh”.

Lieutenant General John Frewen (right) has been brought in to run the National COVID Vaccine Taskforce.

He has already declared he will review “all planning assumptions” with the aim of dramatically increasing vaccination rates.

Many GPs are saying they can do more with the right backing.