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South Australian doctor receives first AstraZeneca vaccination shot in Australia
A senior doctor in regional South Australia has become the first Australian to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Key points:
- 300,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Australia this week
- Frontline workers in the SA town of Murray Bridge are first to receive the jab
- The vaccine has been approved, as safe, through rigorous testing processes
Caroline Phegan, a GP consultant and head of the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, received the jab at Murray Bridge Hospital this morning.
Dr Phegan said she was immunocompromised, and would therefore be especially vulnerable to the coronavirus.
She said she was excited to receive the inoculation and honoured to be the first in the country.
“I feel very privileged and very…
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