Queensland Government Defends Virus Testing by Chemists

Queensland Government Defends Virus Testing by Chemists
A pharmacy in Forest Lake on the southside of Brisbane is seen in Brisbane, Australia, on May 14, 2015. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images
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Queensland’s health minister has defended a controversial scheme allowing chemists to conduct COVID-19 testing as the state recorded two new cases linked to a current cluster.

State bodies of the Australian Medical Association and Professional Pharmacists of Australia have flagged concerns over the pilot program which they say will increase the risk of infection.

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