The final few people trickled through the doors of the Qudos Bank Arena Mass Vaccination Centre at Homebush today, on its final day of operation.
In an unprecedented move during the height of lockdown in September, nursing students, podiatrists, retired doctors and even heart surgeons were drafted in to supplement the short staffing of healthcare workers across the state, including at this mass vaccination centre. Since opening up 93 days ago, more than 365,000 vaccinations have been administered, mostly to Western Sydney residents. At its peak, the centre vaccinated 20,000 people per day.
NSW has almost reached 90% double dose vaccination across the state, although there are still pockets of unvaccinated, especially in Aboriginal communities and some parts of Western and South-West Sydney.
The NSW Government has announced that it will moving away from state provided vaccination, and will now rely more on local GPs and pharmacists to administer the upcoming round of booster shots.
Part of an ongoing series, ‘COVID-19 Diaries’.
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