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COVID-19 jabs arrive at Brisbane Airport
About 88,000 Queenslanders are in “Phase 1a” of the rollout, and they’re expected to receive the Pfizer jab over the next six to eight weeks at dedicated hubs.
Once these people have been vaccinated, the risk of sudden interstate border closures and snap lockdowns will dramatically reduce, said Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young.
She said the vaccine would begin to be rolled out to the broader population once frontline workers received the jab.
“No one needs to do anything today in terms of getting vaccinated,” Dr Young said earlier this week.
“We will be approaching those people who we really believe need to be vaccinated to protect themselves from getting it because they’re being exposed, and to protect the rest of the…
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