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Australia starts Covid-19 vaccine roll-out amid controversy – The Straits Times
Some 60,000 doses are set to be given this week, starting with frontline workers.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Australia launched its public rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday (Feb 22) amid protests over the campaign, including a vocal show of opposition by crowds at the final of the Australian Open.
Some 60,000 doses are set to be given this week, starting with frontline workers – from healthcare staff to hotel quarantine employees and police – and residents of aged care homes.
Morning television news programmes showed the first shots being administered to medical and quarantine…
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