REDLANDS aged care homes are well up with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite national concern about supply issues.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week confirmed there had been supply issues but denied laying blame on the European Union.
"I simply stated a fact - that 3.1 million of the contracted vaccines that we had been relying upon in early January, when we'd set out a series of targets, did not turn up in Australia," he said.
"That fact has been the key reason for the early phases of the supply shortage."
But Redland aged care homes who spoke with the Redland City Bulletin were largely happy with the rollout.
A Bolton Clarke spokesperson said Moreton Shores residents were among the first to receive their vaccination, and had their second shots in March.
"Take up of the voluntary COVID-19 vaccination program has been positive, with a majority of residents choosing to take part," the spokesperson said.
Resident Cliff Canhan, 89, said he did not have a negative reaction.
"I've had vaccines before and had no reaction to them so there was no problem with me having it," he said.
"I expected it to be a bit more touchy than what it was. I didn't realise I'd had it until she walked away."
Three quarters of residents at Cleveland's Seaton Place nursing home have also received the jab.
Sister property CapellaBay at Capalaba began its vaccine program on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Staff said most residents have had their first jab and were awaiting a second.
A total of 1035 doses had been administered at Redland Hospital as the state total clicked past 100,000 on Thursday.
The vaccine came under further scrutiny this week when an elderly Logan woman died just hours after receiving the Pfizer jab. She was suffering other health issues.
There is no guarantee all Australians will receive their first jab by the end of the year after Scott Morrison announced a change to the rollout plan on Thursday.
It has been recommended that people under 50 receive the Pfizer vaccine instead of AstraZeneca due to potential blood clotting risks for young people.
Unlike in Europe and other countries around the world, most COVID-19 cases and deaths in Australia have occurred in aged care facilities and not in hospitals.
Redlands has 28 aged care facilities in the city and a large elderly population.
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