COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout - #over 18, Pharmacy Guild of Australia
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COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout #over 18, get the vaccine PRESENTED BY TRENT TWOMEY
Hon Greg Hunt
Minister for Health
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Pharmacy Onboarding
5800
3500+
1500 3500
2500
1500
456
49
0
June July August September
As 2 August there were 288 pharmacies vaccinating.
By 6 August there will be 673 vaccinating.
2
Patient Eligibility
3
26.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
not yet given to patients
Number of COVID-19 vaccine doses yet to be given to patients,
population 20 and over (data to 25 July 2021 and 2 August 2021)
18,000,000
16,089,954
16,000,000 15,392,267
14,000,000
11,634,635
12,000,000 10,951,232
10,000,000
8,000,000
6,000,000
4,000,000
2,000,000
0
25 July 2021 2 August 2021
1st dose not yet given 2nd dose not yet given
Source: Guild estimate based on data from Dept Health: https://www.health.gov.au/initiatives-and-programs/covid-19-vaccines/australias-covid-19-vaccine-rollout
Medicare Changes
Unintended consequences of change to enable patients
not eligible for Medicare to get vaccinated at pharmacy
The advice in PPA program rules creates an issue with
AIR uploading
Advice from GuildCare to help resolve the AIR issue is:
• Don’t enter the special Medicare number into GuildCare
• Manually claim via the PPA portal using the Special
Medicare number
Urgent Clinical Need Special Medicare Number:
25437529911
PPA Portal:
https://www.ppaonline.com.au/
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Hints for non-eligible patients Different countries have different naming conventions. It may be unclear what is their given name and surname. The electronic strip at the bottom of the page follows the same rule: family name
AstraZeneca dosing intervals and efficacy
The recommended interval between two doses is 4 to 12
weeks.
In outbreak settings, the preferred interval has been
adjusted to between 4 to 8 weeks.
In non-outbreak settings, the preferred interval remains at
12 weeks.
https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021/08/covid-19-vaccination-atagi-clinical-guidance-on-covid-19-vaccine-in-australia-in-
2021_0.pdf (last updated 30 July 2021)
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AstraZeneca dosing intervals and efficacy
Efficacy increases with longer intervals
weeks
Efficacy 55.1% 59.9% 63.7% 81.3 %
Protection increases following two doses
Dose 1 Dose 2
Symptomatic infection 30% 71%
Infection and hospitalisation 67% 92%
In outbreak settings, shortening the gap between
doses brings forward short term protection
https://www.health.gov.au/news/atagi-statement-on-use-of-covid-19-vaccines-in-an-outbreak-setting
Latest Updates
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Advertising
Your onboarding pack contains a
Communications Kit to support you with
compliance to the TGA Advertising Act.
Included in this kit are templates to help with
social media and web content.
For any further content please visit the PGA
website:
https://www.guild.org.au/resources/business-
operations/covid-19/vaccination/vaccination-resources
11Point of Care Testing
• Range of COVID tests registered for use in
Australia Rapid Antigen testing
could be
• Accurate, high specificity, improving sensitivity
expanded ‘very shortly’
• Quick – results in 15-30 minutes – possibly to
pharmacies and “The
• Community pharmacy can play a useful role
possibility remains
• Easily accessible over the coming
• Testing asymptomatic people months for self-
diagnosis, that is not
• Particular value in outbreaks and high-risk
situations e.g. ‘test often’ strategy off the table at all”.
• Pharmacy testing undertaken in UK, Canada, Greg Hunt,
USA Minister for Health
• Pharmacy trials have been conducted in QLD &
SA
12The Rollout
13Timelines
Week Assumed events Previous timeline New timeline
commencing
26 Jul Pharmacies must have Pharmacies complete Pharmacies complete online form
AIR ID readiness questionnaire via link from PPA
Assessment
2 Aug Questionnaire assessment Onboarding pack – commence
distribution. (Group 1) Place order
9 Aug Moderna training Selection and notification Scheduling window
available
16 Aug Onboarding Vaccine & consumable delivery
23 Aug Place Order AZ full rollout
30 Aug Scheduling window
6 Sept Vaccine & consumable
delivery
15 Sept Moderna available Vaccinations commence
Mid October Commence Moderna rollout
14Booking a Vaccine
• Huge interest in people
wanting to get the vaccine in
community pharmacy
• Please open your booking
portals as soon as you have
placed your order, before
you receive any stock.
• Make sure you update your
booking portal in MyGuild findapharmacy.com.au
15Orders in outbreak areas
• Maximum orders of 600 doses per fortnight.
• Vaccination sites in outbreak areas are able to access additional
AstraZeneca deliveries to support demand.
• If you work in an outbreak area and would like to receive additional
AstraZeneca doses, please contact the VOC on 1800 318 208.
• The aim is to deliver all additional orders within 5 working days.
• You can view the requested delivery date (RDD) for additional orders
within your CVAS account.
• Please note – additional orders for Pfizer are NOT available at this time.
• Thank you for your patience, as this may increase waiting times when
calling the VOC.
16Training & Indemnity
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Indemnity
4 August 2021
When considering vaccination with AZ vaccine for patients under 60
years of age, pharmacists should satisfy themselves of the following:
• The Pfizer Comirnaty vaccine is not available to the patient
• The benefits to the patient are likely to outweigh the risks
• The patient gives informed consent to the vaccination knowing the
risks
• State legislation permits pharmacists to vaccinate in this age range
20Let’s Address Hesitancy
21Vaccine Hesitancy
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy versus
cumulative daily case numbers
40.0 33,000
Proportion of adult population who are hesitant
Cumulative daily COVID-19 case numbers
35.0 32,000
31,000
30.0
30,000
25.0
The relationship between hesitancy 29,000
20.0
and COVID-19 case numbers has 28,000
15.0 changed in recent weeks – people are
27,000
less hesitant as case numbers keep
10.0
growing 26,000
5.0 25,000
0.0 24,000
10 October 5 February 20 February 4 March 20 March 10 April 25 April 14 May 27 May 5 June 2021 18 June 9 July 2021 23 July 2021
2020 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
Proportion of adult population who are hesitant Cumulative cases / day (right side axis)
Source: Melbourne Institute for hesitancy data. Our World in Data for cumulative casesHealth Spending
• There will be growth in hospitals Australian Government health spending components
(% of GDP)
spending over the next 10 years 5
4.5
• PBS spending will be flat for the 4
next 10 years 3.5
3
• Not taking up scripts due to cost
2.5
results in medication
2
non-adherence 1.5
1
• Spending pressures on
0.5
hospitals and other parts of
0
system 2000-01 2005-06 2010-11 2015-16 2020-21 2025-26 2030-31
• Improving medicine affordability PBS
can help improve patient health Other (e.g. veterans, public health, medical research)
and spending pressures Private Health Insurance
Hospitals
MBS
Source: 2021 Intergenerational ReportProductivity and Participation
• Population growth slowing
and population ageing
means a smaller economy
• Productivity and
participation will need to
improve
Working age population relative to people aged 65+
• Productivity and
participation are function
of labour market flexibility
and future reform
• Labour market reform is
required to ensure
productivity and
participation rise to offset
the fall in population
Source: 2021 Intergenerational ReportRecap
25Timeline
Guild PR Campaign
Moderna/mRNA
rollout
Accelerated onboarding
AstraZeneca rollout
June July August September October
26Summary
Order full allocation of stock
• You can transfer stock between participating pharmacies
• Pharmacies from high risk areas can order more stock
Open your booking portal to begin receiving bookings
Activate realtime AIR integration – HW027 form
It's not too late to respond to your EOI if you haven't
already
Submit your questions to covid-19@guild.org.au
27More work to be done…
• Keep providing feedback:
covid-19@guild.org.au
• Same job. Same pay
• All vaccines
All Australians
All pharmacies
• Offsite vaccination
• Access to PPE via
national medical stockpile
28NEXT WEEK’S SPECIAL GUEST
Hon Scott Morrison
Prime Minister of Australia
29Remember we are here
for you!
Call 13 GUILD OR
covid-19@guild.org.au
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