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A father has been hailed a hero after he jumped off a bridge and walked across razor-sharp oyster beds to save a three-year-old girl from drowning.
Father-of-two Scott Windon was enjoying a day out with his family at Birchgrove, in Sydney s inner-west, on January 23 when toddler Mia Bullimore tumbled off a three metre ledge into water below.
Without hesitation, Mr Windon lowered himself onto the nearby rocks littered with sharp rock oysters at Mort Bay Park to save the unknown toddler.
The hero dad managed to scoop up the Mia before she completely submerged under the water.
Scott Windon (pictured middle) has been labelled a hero after saving the life of a three-year-old girl in Sydney
First published on Fri 29 Jan 2021 14.00 EST
It is just weeks until Australia receives its first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines and begins the mammoth task of immunising every willing adult in the country.
This will be the largest single vaccination program in Australia’s history and many still have questions about how the process will work and, most importantly, when they can expect to get the jab.
Here is what we know so far.
Will the vaccine be free?
Yes.
Will the vaccine be voluntary?
Yes, and the government has confirmed that not getting the vaccine will not affect a family’s eligibility for the family tax benefits or fee assistance with childcare. The “no jab no play” rules only apply to the National Immunisation Program vaccines, and the Covid-19 vaccine will not be included on this.
Health and Ageing Minister Greg Hunt said last week he expected the Pfizer rollout to use between 30 and 50 hospital hubs.
The AstraZeneca vaccine, which is to be manufactured by CSL in Melbourne as part of a global rollout, can be distributed to GP clinics, pharmacies and thousands of other locations because it does not require super-cool storage.
NSW will have Pfizer vaccine hubs at the Royal Prince Alfred, Westmead and Liverpool hospitals, followed by Hornsby, St George, Nepean, Newcastle, Wollongong, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo and Wagga Wagga hospitals.
The Queensland government is setting up six hubs, with two in Brisbane and one each in Cairns, Townsville, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast.
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NSW Health says vaccine priority will be given to frontline staff in the Federal Government s rollout of the program from late next month.
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First vaccine hubs revealed
Some of the largest hospitals in NSW will be used for the state s first 11 COVID-19 vaccination sites, which will administer Phase 1a of the Pfizer vaccine.
NSW Health says priority will be given to frontline staff in the Federal Government s rollout of the program from late next month.
Vaccination hubs are set to be located at Royal Prince Alfred, Westmead and Liverpool hospitals, followed by Hornsby, St George, Nepean, Newcastle, Wollongong, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo and Wagga Wagga hospitals.