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Vaccine checker announced as AstraZeneca doses arrival in Sydney as new date is tabbed for ramping up of rollout – 7NEWS.com.au
A new date has been set for when the vaccine rollout will be ramped up following a significant development on Sunday.
The first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Australia, signalling a significant step forward in the rollout.
A batch of 300,000 doses touched down in Sydney about 9.20am on Sunday.
They will now undergo batch testing before being distributed.
March 8 has been earmarked as the date when they will be introduced to the rollout, provided the TGA gives the green tick.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it was a significant milestone.
We will now be able to scale up the vaccination…
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