Dr Caroline Phegan says she is “very excited” after becoming the first Australian to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at the Murray Bridge hospital.
Dr Phegan is the most senior doctor in the region and has an auto immune disease which means it would be much more dangerous for her to contract COVID-19.
“I’m very excited, it didn’t hurt at all,” she said.
“What it means to me is I now have started my journey for protection from coronavirus and that I have been part of the pandemic solution."
Dr Phegan said she would be straight back to work to supervise 40 or so colleagues who would be receiving the vaccine after 1,000 doses arrived in South Australia on Thursday.