Wizard marks WA vaccination milestone

WIZARD Pharmacy has launched a campaign to further encourage COVID-19 vaccinations in Western Australia, with the state hitting one million citizens fully vaccinated against the disease last weekend.

Wizard Pharmacy team members - including staff from Wizard Pharmacy in the Perth suburb of Belmont (pictured) - are asking the community ‘What’s Your Reason?’ for getting the jab, aiming to get patients to share why they decided to be immunised to urge others to do the same.

So far the most common reasons for getting vaccinated include “travelling again”, “protecting family members and the vulnerable” and “ending lockdowns and restrictions”.

Wizard Pharmacy Chief Operating Officer, Sally Parker, who was vaccinated to keep her family safe and healthy, said the group was incredibly proud to be part of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout and to be offering such an essential service to the community.

“We’ve already seen a huge uptake of the vaccines in our pharmacies with thousands of appointments booked in six weeks, and even more convenient walk-in vaccinations completed on top of that,” she said.

“With the recent rollout of the Moderna vaccine exclusively through community pharmacy, we are expecting to see that number significantly increase,” she added.

Moderna is available to patients aged over 12, while AstraZeneca is also offered to those over 18 years of age at selected Wizard pharmacies.

As of yesterday 79.9% of the eligible Australian population over 16 have had at least one dose.

Lots more photos of Wizard team members and their reasons for getting the jab are online now at facebook.com/pharmacydaily.