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Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses arrives in Australia, ahead of first jabs next week
The first doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine have touched down in Australia as preparations continue for the first stage of the national rollout, Health Minister Greg Hunt says.
Key points:
- 142,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine landed in Sydney on Monday afternoon
- Frontline health and quarantine workers, as well as those in aged care, will begin to receive the vaccine next Monday
- The Government expects 60,000 doses to be rolled out by the end of the month
People will begin receiving the vaccine from Monday, February 22, with more than 142,000 doses arriving in Sydney from Europe just after midday on Monday.
“They will now be subject to security, quality assurance, in particular to ensure that temperature maintenance has been preserved…
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