The initial phase of Pfizer will include frontline workers, quarantine workers and residents in age care facilities. The first Australian shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines is prepared for transport to the storage facility after landing at Sydney International Airport on Monday, February 15, 2021. More than 142,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have arrived at Sydney airport in This is the first shipment of 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine the Government has secured (AAP Image/Bianca De Queensland Health estimates 125,000 people will be included in phase 1A with up to 250,000 doses. Phase 1B will include elderly adults over 70, other healthcare workers, younger adults with underlying medical conditions, critical and high-risk workers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders over 55.
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Lockdown Continues In Victoria Following Cluster Outbreak Linked To Quarantine Hotel
Health by Charis Chang 16th Feb 2021 7:12 AM Australia must reform its hotel quarantine program as the country cannot afford to have the coronavirus circulating within the community as it rolls out vaccines, one expert says. University of New South Wales Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, who is a member of a World Health Organisation advisory panel on COVID-19, told news.com.au that leaks from hotel quarantine still appeared to be an issue in most states, and falling back on contact tracing was not enough. I think there is still an issue with hotel quarantine, almost every state has had leaks: South Australia, Western Australia, NSW and Queensland, not just Victoria, Prof McLaws said.