Coronavirus vaccines are being rolled out across Australia in what experts says marks the start of the “final phase of the pandemic”. Those at the highest risk of infection, including quarantine and health hotel workers, frontline health staff and airport and port workers, were the first to receive it on Monday. Epidemiologist with Victoria’s La Trobe University, Associate Prof Hassan Vally, described the rollout as “Australia’s official entry.
Those âflying squadsâ of nurse immunisers were also going to disability care facilities this week, Professor Kidd said.
â[They are] providing essential protection to some of the most vulnerable people in Australia,â he said.
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As the United States marks a grim milestone with the death toll from the pandemic topping 500,000 people, Professor Kidd said the beginning of a national vaccine program was a very important day.
âToday is a real milestone in our collective response to tackle COVID-19 and bring things as rapidly under control as we can.â
In Victoria, Professor Rhonda Stuart was the first in the state to be vaccinated. The head of infection control at Monash Health, her team treated the first COVID-19 case confirmed here last year.
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The Victorian Minister for Gaming and Liquor Regulation, Melissa Horne, has announced a Royal Commission into allegations against Crown Resorts raised by the NSW Bergin report.
The Royal Commission will be undertaken by Raymond Finkelstein QC and will also include consideration of the establishment of a separate casino regulator, as recommended by the Bergin report for NSW.