
About 57,000 people in NSW did not come back for a second COVID-19 vaccine, prompting health authorities to stress it is not too late to complete the course.
The statistics show the vaccine status of 57,300 people last week was considered “overdue” – meaning they had received a first dose but not returned within the recommended time for a second.
More than 40,600 people in the state received their first Pfizer vaccine more than six weeks ago but have not had a second, according to the Australian Immunisation Register. An additional 16,100 are past 12 weeks since their first AstraZeneca shot. About 500 people have waited longer than six weeks without getting a second Moderna vaccine.
If these people do not return, NSW’s double-dose goal of 95 per cent may be slightly further off than initially thought.