A female aged care resident who survived WW2 in Poland got the jab on Sunday
There was a round of applause as the Pfizer vaccine was given to Jane Malysiak
Scott Morrison received his vaccination shortly after the 84-year-old
From Monday, 678,000 Aussies on the frontline of the pandemic will get the jab
It comes a day after thousands of protesters attended anti-vaccination rallies
Jane Malysiak, an 84-year-old World War II survivor, becomes the first person in Australia to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying she is excited but "didn't expect such a lot of people" to turn up to the event.
COVID-19 vaccines administered around Australia, thousands of frontline workers get Pfizer jab
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Thousands of frontline workers in Australia have begun receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, with politicians and health authorities describing the day as a milestone .
Key points:
More than 60,000 doses are expected to be administered by the end of the week
The initial rollout is of the Pfizer vaccine but most Australians will receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab
More than 200 million COVID-19 vaccinations have already been administered internationally
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