Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🥼🤹🦟🧀 Profile picture
virologist. husband. dad. reader. writer. fixer. bad typist. learner. in no order. opinions mine alone. Also here-https://t.co/KMyCSWJNku

Oct 17, 2021, 9 tweets

Got a booking? 👉Move it forward
No booking? 👉Find a walk-up
😃TODAY 😃
#VaccinesWork
#GetVaccinatedNow
#Queensland
covid19nearme.com.au/state/qld/vacc…

Our dated to reach 70% and 80% fully vaccinated, at this rate of uptake, are two months away! We can't open up until we get there.

And at the moment, that date is getting *further* away, not closer.

Queensland's rate of vaccination is slowing, not speeding up as we've seen happen - inspiringly - in the ACT, NSW and Vic.

And it's not about distribution. We're *are* getting the stocks.

Perhaps Qld should draw inspiration from Victorians who didn't get the same extra boost in stock that NSW did, but the Vic community has still put the pedal down and *used* what's been arriving. Unfortunately, Qld use of what it gets has been steadily declining.

And although Qld being a big State, *most* of our population lives in clusters. Compared to Vic & NSW, Qld is at least 10-20% behind on first doses in many of those best "bang-for-buck" bigger population centres.

Ask your boss for time off to get the shot. Walk into a clinic *today*. Bring the whole team!
Put in the extra effort to seek out a vaccine site.
covid19nearme.com.au/state/qld/vacc…
Check again.
qld.gov.au/health/conditi…

NOW is when to get this done Qld. If you've been waiting for "the right time"-it's right...NOW.
Today.
It takes weeks to become fully immune.
Get your first dose NOW to start that 5-week countdown.
_Imagine_ how you'll feel if a cluster starts today and spins out of control.

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