More than six million concession card holders across Australia now have access to free COVID-19 RATs.More than six million concession card holders across the country now have access to free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests at participating pharmacies.
They'll need to provide consent to the pharmacy to record their card details. The pharmacy will also confirm their details, including whether they've already received any RATs.The pharmacy will provide a minimum of two RATs for each eligible individual. Subject to availability, they can ask for up to the monthly limit per eligible individual at any one time.
As it kicked off on Monday, Pharmacy Guild of Australia president Trent Twomey said supply shortages of the tests meant the scheme would be significantly impacted."There are 6,000 community pharmacies in Australia and 804 pharmacies went live this morning. The majority will simply not be going live."Mr Twomey said there are 13 million tests arriving in the next week and 22 million in the first three weeks of February just for pharmacies.
All I need to know is that it was supposed to be today, but because the federal govt cocked it up, it's not. And I never, ever expected anything other than that to happen.
brookmanknight First thing you need will be the patience of Job.
SBS is just the LNP govt’s alternate propaganda channel. How about *serving your audience* by letting them know the tests don’t exist, so they don’t traipse from chemist to chemist risking virus exposure?
SallyRMelb 10 over 3 months.... Wow. That's freaking underwhelming.
Except there isn't any 😒
bit weird Maths here. why not 12 free kits for three-months period or 4 free kits every month? 🤔
Okay, so just need to provide concession card? Can I get them for my mostly non mobile mother when she can't go herself, and just have her concession card?
If you can find them.
Should be free for everyone - this is a joke - most concession holders are stay at home anyway - what about those that need to go to work and need the negative RAT before going back ? Government says go jump !
Murder is murder he says to Macron over mandates
Do you know where we can find info on % of people who get covid who have: - diabetes - asthma - other pre-existing conditions AND END UP IN HOSPITAL? OR % WHO DONT END UP IN HOSPITAL & RECOVER JUST FINE AT HOME? It would be useful to know. How worried should my friend be?
*Subject to availability
'eligible' doesn't = 'access' apart from supply issues, how do ppl find a 'participating pharmacy'?
Nope, none available. It’s BS from the government.
Good luck finding any 🙄
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