Australia’s first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Sydney.
News helicopters caught the moment the first 142,000 doses arrived.
Australia’s first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Sydney.
News helicopters caught the moment the first 142,000 doses arrived.
🚨BREAKING: "The eagle has landed" Australia's first shipment of the @pfizer vaccine has arrived in Sydney. News chopper following every move of the precious cargo!!! 142,000 doses in that pallet #7NEWS #auspol 💉 pic.twitter.com/9yoKqI8eDa
— Jennifer Bechwati (@jenbechwati) February 15, 2021
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be taken to a secure storage location in Western Sydney before being rolled out across the country.
The first vaccinations will start on February 22.
Frontline workers in healthcare, aged-care and quarantine will get priority for COVID-19 vaccination.
#BREAKING: The #COVID19 vaccines have touched down in Australia.
— 9News Australia (@9NewsAUS) February 15, 2021
The precious cargo will be taken to a mystery Sydney location for storage before being rolled out across the country.
All the details tonight at 6.00pm on #9News pic.twitter.com/wsv0sfIirJ
Health Minister Greg Hunt said he expected Australia would receive 3 million Pfizer doses by the end of June.
“Quarantine, border, frontline health workers will be contacted in coming weeks” to book appointments.
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