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Australia starts Covid-19 vaccination; Morrison among first to get a shot

About 80,000 doses of the vaccine will be released in the first week

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Scott Morrison | Photo: Morrison's Twitter handle
Bloomberg
1 min read Last Updated : Feb 22 2021 | 1:18 AM IST
Australia’s Covid-19 vaccination program starts on Sunday, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and senior medical officials set to join a group of aged-care residents and staff in receiving the first shots.
 
Morrison and the nation’s chief medical and nursing officers will be among a small group receiving the vaccination to help build public confidence in its safety, Health Minister Greg Hunt said on ABC television.
 
The broader rollout will start on Monday.
 

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Hunt said on February 15 that Australia’s first vaccines had arrived, when more than 142,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech shot landed at Sydney’s airport.
 
About 80,000 doses of the vaccine will be released in the first week.


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