A GP guide to SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations

With multiple vaccines currently or imminently available, we look at their safety, efficacy and recommended use

It has been just over a year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Australia on 25 January 2020.

Remarkably, in the 12 months that have followed, multiple safe and effective vaccines have been made available against the causative virus, SARS-CoV-2, with many more in the development pipeline.

It is worth reflecting on the enormity of this achievement.

The world is currently undertaking widespread vaccination programs for a novel coronavirus that was first sequenced in early January 2020, only weeks after it was reported as a cause of human disease.