Australian Healthcare workers tasked with administering COVID-19 vaccines will soon receive mandatory training. The first vaccinations are expected to be rolled out within weeks. With supplies at a premium, vaccine providers will be trained to minimise wastage from multi-dose vials. The Pfizer vaccine has six doses per vial and the AstraZeneca option has 10. All of the doses must be administered within hours of the vials being opened. The vaccine workforce will receive training in using multi-dose vials, as well as handling and storing vaccines. The Pfizer vaccine needs to be stored below -60 degrees Celsius. The federal government has partnered with the Australian College of Nursing to develop and deliver the free training program. Nobody will be allowed to administer vaccines unless they have completed the course. Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid said the training was critical. The World Health Organisation has estimated a wastage rate for vaccination …