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Australia honors a Spanish doctor for his work against COVID

Australia announced this Sunday in a statement the award of a decoration to the Spanish-Australian doctor Lucas de Toca for its fundamental role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the oceanic country.

of Touch, born in Madrid and with 34 years, highlighted for “his leadership in managing the successful deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine in primary care”, point out the Australian authorities to recognize the Public Service Medal in Australia, one of the awards given on Queen’s Day.

The Spanish, who also adopted the Australian nationality about four years ago by way of naturalization, has been working since 2018 in the Australian Department of Healthwhere he currently holds the position of director general.

During the start of the pandemicDe Toca, with extensive training in medicine at universities in Spain, the United States and Australia, was in charge of ensure the functioning of clinics to respond to patients with symptoms of COVID-19as well as the necessary equipment and protective material for health personnel, among other tasks.

Later, once the vaccine was developed against the pathogen, the Spanish-Australian doctor focused his task on “facilitate access” to the drug against COVID-19 through primary care during the national immunization campaign.

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