Greg Hunt has ‘failed’ to fulfil his vax indemnity promise to protect GPs

The AMA is warning that doctors could still be drawn into legal cases following serious adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines
AMA president Dr Omar Khorshid
AMA president Dr Omar Khorshid.

The Federal Government is yet to deliver on its promise to ensure GPs are not drawn into legal action resulting from the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the AMA says.

Questions around the legal risks for GPs have been growing since the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) linked the AstraZeneca vaccine with rare but serious cases of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome.