APPROVED COVID-19 vaccination (COVAX) sites will be able to share excess stock to ensure doses get to where they are needed under a new measure approved by the Federal Government.
Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, Trent Twomey, confirmed the Guild and medical bodies had successfully lobbied to secure Government backing for "horizontal stock transfer".
Twomey described the measure as "a commonsense initiative... it's going to be a lot easier turnaround time if I can just lend some to my mate down the road, or call some in."
COVAX providers will be required to record transfers on the COVID-19 Vaccine Administration System (CVAS) to allow batches to be tracked.
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