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Gold Coast hospital first in state to have vaccine
The Queensland hospital that cared for Tom Hanks while he recovered from COVID-19 will be the first in the state to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
The Gold Coast University Hospital, which managed the first cluster of cases in January 2020, was expected to receive the first vials of the Pfizer vaccine next week.
The Gold Coast University Hospital will be first for Queensland’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout.Credit:Getty Images
On Monday Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed the hospital would be the first of six hubs after Queensland Health last month denied the Gold Coast would be at the front of the line.
Ms Palaszczuk said the rollout would be trialled at the Gold Coast Hospital to “ensure everything is fine” before the vaccine was…
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