Health by Ally Foster 27th May 2021 4:57 AM As Victorian health authorities spent the night debating a five-day lockdown for Melbourne, TV and sporting personality Eddie McGuire appeared on TV claiming a five-day lockdown was set. McGuire, appearing on Channel Nine s Footy Classified on Wednesday night, said government sources told him a five-day lockdown will be announced on Thursday morning. McGuire was speaking on the Victorian Covid cases rocking the AFL world, claiming there would be no crowds at the weekend s matches. My information from government sources is tomorrow morning it may well be announced there will be a five-day lockdown in Victoria, McGuire said.
Australia s first 80,000 does of the Covid Pfizer vaccine are about to arrive in the country, with hospitals on standby to start delivering jabs next week.
Leading epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakey revealed to the Today Show on Monday morning he had heard the vaccine was on its way to Australian shores.
A delicate operation will be undertaken to transport the vaccine, with the doses arriving under tight security from Belgium.
Government sources told The Australian the doses would arrive in Australia within 48 hours from Sunday night - so on Monday or Tuesday.
Australia will reportedly received its first 80,000 doses of the Covid Pfizer vaccine within the next 48 hours. Pictured: Prime Minister Scott Morrison walks past vials of AstraZeneca vaccine during a visit to the CSL serum lab to inspect Covid-19 Immunoglobulin being produced in Parkville, Melbourne on Friday