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'I get my health advice from medical experts': Doctor slams politicians for spreading false Covid vaccine information - claiming her phone lines are 'jammed' every time there is a press conference

An Australian GP has revealed her phone lines are inundated whenever a politician makes comments about Covid vaccines - which in the last week have often been contradictory. 

Dr Penny Adams from Sydney said whenever there is a new announcement made at a press conference, confused residents flood her practice with calls and book appointments just to try and sort through the recommended advice. 

'I like to take my medical advice from experts rather than politicians,' Dr Adams told the Today show on Saturday. 

Australians under 40 can now get the AstraZeneca vaccine but some politicians have said this is against advice causing confused Australians to book appointments just to talk through their options (pictured: Sydney in lockdown on Saturday)

Australians under 40 can now get the AstraZeneca vaccine but some politicians have said this is against advice causing confused Australians to book appointments just to talk through their options (pictured: Sydney in lockdown on Saturday)

'It's got to the stage where our phone lines have been jammed and we can't even use our phones to call out anymore,' she said. 

On Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australians under 40 could access the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine if they approached their GP.

The Pfizer option is recommended for those under 60 - with state and territories already allowing those aged between 40 and 59 to book an appointment for that vaccine. 

AstraZeneca was previously only advised for those over 60 because of an incredibly rare blood clotting side effect.

The PMs announcement was designed to boost Australia's stalling vaccine rollout but was met with backlash by certain Premiers who issued contradictory advice.

Queensland's Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young contradicted the advice saying the the Australian authority on immunisation, ATAGI, does not recommend this. 

 'No, I do not want under-40s to get AstraZeneca,' Dr Young said. 

'We've seen up to 49 deaths in the UK from that syndrome. I don't want an 18-year-old in Queensland dying from a clotting illness who, if they got Covid, probably wouldn't die.'

Sydney is in the midst of a 14-day lockdown (pictured) sparked by a Covid cluster of the Delta strain prompting a rise in vaccination rates in the last week and a record day on Thursday

Sydney is in the midst of a 14-day lockdown sparked by a Covid cluster of the Delta strain prompting a rise in vaccination rates in the last week and a record day on Thursday 

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has snapped at a 'rude' reporter who challenged her for telling residents in her state under the age of 40 not to get the AstraZeneca jab

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has snapped at a 'rude' reporter who challenged her for telling residents in her state under the age of 40 not to get the AstraZeneca jab

The Premier also said she had tried to secure extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine but the federal government turned down her request.

And on Thursday, Ms Palaszczuk was also challenged about a tweet she posted the previous day in which she claimed the UK government wouldn't allow under-40s to get the AstraZeneca vaccine. 

The claim is false. 

'There is an article that talks about under-40s are to be given an alternative to AstraZeneca,' she responded to the male reporter who probed her. 

Most adults under the age of 40 will be given an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine due to a link with rare blood clots, the BBC reported. 

The UK immunisation authority advised a preference for adults aged 30 to 39 without underlying health conditions to receive an alternative to the AstraZeneca vaccine where available - but only if doing so does not cause substantial delays in being vaccinated.

It followed a decision on April 7 to offer a preference for adults aged under 30. 

Dr Adams said the conflicting information from people in positions of authority did not help the country's stalling vaccine rollout. 

Dr Adams (pictured) said her phone lines were clogged whenever a politician makes a new announcement on vaccines

Dr Adams said her phone lines were clogged whenever a politician makes a new announcement on vaccines

'I am seeing a lot of patients who are coming in and wanting to make a separate appointment to talk through the vaccine options and what they should do,' Dr Adams said.

She added she was 'gratified' by the level of trust people were showing in their family GP to help them sort through the advice - and that doctors were keeping on top of what the proper measures around the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines are. 

Almost eight  million vaccine doses have been given to Australians since the rollout began - but the percentage of the population who are fully vaccinated is still low.

Less than 10 per cent of people have had two shots of either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine. 

This number is expected to rapidly increase in the next few weeks as more Australians roll up their sleeves for the needle in response to recent lockdowns in Victoria, NSW, WA, Queensland, and the Northern Territory. 

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