800,000 additional influenza vaccinations fast-tracked by federal government

An additional 800,000 influenza vaccines have been fast-tracked to Australia amid the recent national shortage. The additional doses top-up 10 million shots that were released by the Therapeutics Goods Administration through private market supplies, state programs and the National Immunisation Program, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The additional vaccines couldn't come at a better time, as state health authorities have been forced to ration flu shots after supplies were almost exhausted just days ahead of the winter season.