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Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout to start next week in 240 aged care homes – The Guardian
Chief medical officer warns ‘there will be bumps in the road’ during vaccination program as Victoria emerges from its snap lockdown
Australia will begin its first coronavirus vaccinations from Monday in about 240 aged care homes across more than 190 locations around the country.
The rollout will begin with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, with the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine due to join the rollout from early March.
The federal health minister, Greg Hunt, said phase 1a of the vaccine rollout would include three priority groups, including aged care and disability residents and staff, quarantine and border workers, and frontline health…
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