There were more people than expected at one of Melbourne’s mass COVID-19 vaccination centres and confusion at others as inoculation clinics across the state officially opened to everyone over 50.
Mr Hansen tried booking at the Ringwood East Community Clinic, the closest centre to Wantirna South where his father lives, but was told by several coronavirus hotline operators the facility didn’t exist.Mr Hansen, whose father has Parkinson’s disease, said he drove to the Ringwood facility on Monday afternoon and saw signs marking it as a vaccination hub, but remained confused about the advice he was given.
“This is one of those days that we’ve been waiting for for a long time, and if we can keep these kind of numbers going, if we can really get on and get people vaccinated, we’ll all be better off in the long term.” “We don’t want people to wait; we want this to be a seamless in-and-out process, but we had to have this day happen for us to plan for tomorrow,” she said.Tim Adamson, 51, was among those getting the AstraZeneca vaccine at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Monday.Tim Adamson, 51, of Hawthorn East, made an appointment by phone at 8am on Monday and had received his jab by 10am.