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Coronavirus vaccines arrive in South Australia ahead of first jabs for frontline health staff
South Australia’s Health Minister has urged the state’s public to ignore anti-vaccination “propaganda”, as local health authorities prepare to deliver the first round of coronavirus vaccines from Monday.
Key points:
- South Australian frontline staff will begin receiving jabs from Monday
- The SA Government is aiming to deliver 1,700 vaccinations in the first week
- Authorities have also moved to reassure the public, after a rally by critics of the vaccine
South Australia’s first 4,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine touched down at Adelaide Airport this afternoon, destined for two vaccination “hubs” at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Flinders Medical Centre.
The SA Government has said it aimed to vaccinate more than 1,700 people over the coming…
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