March 11th, marks the anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic declaration. The tally at that time was 118,000 cases in 114 countries, and the death toll had risen to 4,291. Over the past 12 months we’ve seen case numbers rise by a factor of 1000 and deaths by almost that amount. However, over 265,000,00 doses of vaccine have now been administered, signaling a race against the virus that we stand a chance of winning as a global community. Now, in the first 3 months of the pandemic response primary care, change was upon us so thick and fast that Senior GP commentators were heard to describe our adaptation as akin to twenty years of primary care reform. Now, as we enter the starting lane and prepare to join the vaccination workforce this month, it all but seems as though the race to immunise the Australian population is struggling to get out of the gates. This week GP clinics were underwhelmed by the early allocation of vaccine doses following the call to prepare models of primary care high throughput immunisation clinics. So, what do we make of this new announcement? What seems to be the plan? How can we work together to get the population of Western Victoria immunised. These are some of the questions that we’ll be seeking solutions and answers to this morning.Health Pathways update:· Dr Kate Graham, Clinical Editor – Health Pathways and COVID Clinical Advisor Western Victoria PHNPHN Update:· Ms Rowena Clift, CEO West Vic PHNGrampians PHU update:· A/Prof Rosemary Aldridge, Clinical Director Grampians Public Health Unit· Ms Robyn Wilson, Operations Director Grampians Public Health Unit and Directorate of the Chief Medical Officer, Ballarat Health ServicesRecorded on Thursday 11th March, 2021Western Victoria PHN Project ECHO HubCOVID-19 ECHO TeamBianca Forrester (Facilitator)Jemma Missbach, Katrina Pilbeam, (ECHO Co-ordinators)Katrina Martin, Fiona Quigley, Workforce ManagementJayde Bueller, audio production