Cape York Weekly FREE – #029 | Monday, April 12, 2021
Editor: Matt Nicholls 0477 450 558 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
CHOPPER BUSINESS READY TO TAKE OFF
WEIPA resident Bevan Duke has purchased a four-seater helicopter as he prepares to launch a tourism venture for Cape York visitors. Heartland Helicopters will offer scenic flights, heli-fishing and other services around the region. Full story – Page 8
TORRES AND CAPE ROLLOUT IN JEOPARDY
Vaccination crisis By MATT NICHOLLS
TORRES and Cape health officials were forced to put the vaccination rollout on hold after changes to the AstraZeneca guidelines were made suddenly on Thursday night. The vaccine was the preferred
choice for the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service due to transport logistics. AstraZeneca doesn’t have to be stored in freezers like the Pfizer vaccine, which has now become the preferred vaccine for those aged under 50.
The federal government last week accepted medical advice to “prefer” Pfizer’s vaccine over AstraZeneca’s for under-50s, although people in that age group could still have the AstraZeneca jab if the benefits outweighed the risks, Scott Morrison said.
DROPPING BEATS NOT BALLS!
TCHHS executive director of medical services Dr Tony Brown said the new recommendations had forced a change of tactics. “The recommendation that Pfizer be administered to under-50s for people who have not yet had their first dose has implications
for regions such as ours where the majority of our population base is under 50,” he said. “It is sensible that we pause the vaccination program rollout to allow us to realign to the new guidelines.” Continued – Page 2
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