First batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrives in Malaysia
- by Carmen Reese
- in Science
- — Feb 21, 2021
The priority groups in the first round include the 700,000 frontline workers in the health sector, border enforcement and care homes, along with the residents of care homes.
"This is a curtain raiser", Mr Morrison told reporters on Sunday.
Gauthier said the fixed vaccination clinic will resume giving out second doses to health-care workers, and is planning to resume first doses.
Mr Hunt said Australia is "about to embark on one of the most important public health initiatives" in the nation's history.
"She's seen more things than most of us have, and she's taking part in what is a very historic day for our country, and I want to thank you, Jane, for being with us here today".
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the officials to administer COVID-19 vaccines to Buddhist monks and other religious leaders without delay.
"Tens of thousands of people will be coming in tomorrow, and I wanted them to know as they went to bed tonight that we have been able to demonstrate our confidence in the health and safety of this vaccination".
"We will continue to move quickly to protect Australians as circumstances change, but we will always endeavour to move just as quickly when those situations are brought under control, or otherwise resolve", he said.
A pharmacist demonstrates the filling of syringes ahead of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout at the University of Sydney Brain and Mind Centre at Camperdown in Sydney.
"As more Australians take it, as we've seen around the world, and it's shown to be safe, it's shown to be effective, then that raises confidence across the community", he said.
"We need more vaccines, more vaccines will solve massive issues", said Doug Ford, Ontario's premier at a news conference in Toronto Friday.
"Our job as a health department is to vaccinate as many people as possible", Pino said.
Mr Hunt accused Facebook of acting like "sovereign bullies", arguing it "won't get away with it".
The Health Ministry (MOH), on behalf of the Malaysian government, had entered into an agreement with Pfizer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd on Jan 11 this year for the purchase of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Pressley on Saturday criticized the Baker administration's efforts to ensure equity in administering the vaccines.
