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Beat the myth: PM Scott Morrison among one of the first Australians to receive the COVID19 vaccine

Breaking News: Prime Minister Scott Morrison is among the first Australians to receive the Pfizer vaccine today on Sunday.

Mr Morrison wrote on social media, “Meet Jane, the first person in Australia to receive a #COVID19 vaccine. Today is a landmark day in Australia’s comeback from this pandemic. Vaccinations are free and voluntary for everyone in Australia and our own medical experts have found these vaccines to be safe and effective.”

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt told while appearing on ABC that a group of people will receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in Sydney before the vaccination program is rolled out nationally on Monday.

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Widely belived in media circles that this move by PM Morrison is to counter the myth about the safety of coronavirus vaccine.

“Today the first group of people will be vaccinated, commencing with two of our aged-care residents, our critical aged-care staff, frontline workers,” Mr Hunt said.

“We also know that the chief medical officer and the chief nurse and the Prime Minister – in order to provide confidence, the Prime Minister will be the last of that group.”

Mr. Hunt explained, this measure is in view of a very strong focus on the need for key leaders,…across party groups to provide that confidence.

Dr. Shubham Sharma is GP in Melbourne.

He says, A lot my patients ask me about the vaccience safety and advice arround it.

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“It will be so good to tell them that its safe and PM Morrison and Cheif Health officer has taken it,” said Dr.Sharma.

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has identified the following people as being eligible for vaccination under phase 1a of the rollout: 

  • Aged care and group disability care workers and residents, including: 
    • residents of aged care and people with disability living in disability residential accommodation 
  • Quarantine and border workers, including: 
    • staff at entry points to the country (such as sea ports and land borders) 
    • staff working in quarantine facilities, including those employed under Commonwealth, state or private agreements, and 
    • Commonwealth employees (including Defence personnel) who are identified as having the potential to encounter returning travelers as part of their work. 
  • Frontline health workers (including clinical, medical students, and administrative staff) most likely to be exposed to COVID-19 including; 
    • frontline staff in facilities or services such as hospital emergency departments, COVID-19 and respiratory wards, Intensive Care Units and High-dependency Units 
    • laboratory staff handling potentially infectious material 
    • ambulance and paramedics service 
    • GP respiratory clinics, and 
    • COVID-19 testing facilities. 
    • Other health workers will follow in Phase 1B 

Thousands of aged care residents in Australia, at more than 240 facilities, will receive their first COVID-19 vaccine dose next week. The facilities are located across Australia in over 190 towns and suburbs in rural and urban areas in every state and territory: 

Australian Capital TerritoryCurtin
Farrer
Garran
Griffith
Hughes
Narrabundah
Red Hill
Stirling
Weston
New South WalesAlstonville
Austral
Ballina
Bangor
Barden Ridge
Blacktown
Collaroy
Collaroy Plateau
Corrimal
Cronulla
Dean Park
Emu Plains
Engadine
Glenfield
Gosford West
Heathcote
Illawong
Jamisontown
Marayong
Minto
Mortdale
Mount Austin
Narrabeen
Orange
Peakhurst
Penrith
Penshurst
Point Clare
Port Macquarie
Prestons
Roselands
Springwood
Stanwell Park
Tarrawanna
Terrey Hills
Thirroul
Umina Beach
Wagga Wagga
Warriewood
Woonona
Woy Woy
Northern TerritoryAlice Springs
Braitling
Coconut Grove
Fannie Bay
Farrar
Nightcliff
Tiwi
QueenslandAlbany Creek
Aspley
Bald Hills
Beaconsfield
Birtinya
Bray Park
Buderim
Bundaberg
Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Waters
Carseldine
Cleveland
Glenella
Glenvale
Harristown
Hope Island
Kearneys Spring
Kepnock
Lawnton
Mackay
Meridan Plains
Millbank
Mirani
Mudgeeraba
North Bundaberg
North Mackay
North Tamborine
Palmwoods
Pimpama
Redland Bay
Robina
Sippy Downs
South Toowoomba
Thornlands
Toowoomba
Upper Coomera
Varsity Lakes
Victoria Point
Warana
West Mackay
Woombye
South AustraliaAldgate
Cowandilla
Encounter Bay
Everard Park
Goolwa
Hahndorf
Heathfield
Lockleys
Marion
Marleston
Morphettville
Mount Barker
North Plympton
Oaklands Park
Port Elliot
Uraidla
Victor Harbor
TasmaniaBurnie
Legana
Newnham
Newstead
Norwood
Penguin
Riverside
Somerset
St Leonards
Ulverstone
West Ulverstone
Wynyard
VictoriaAltona Meadows
Ballarat
Ballarat East
Bayswater
Bendigo
Blackburn
California Gully
Canadian
Cowes
Cranbourne
Cranbourne East
Creswick
Dandenong
Dandenong North
Delacombe
Drouin
Drysdale
East Bendigo
Forest Hill
Heathmont
Hoppers Crossing
Ironbark
Junction Village
Lara
Long Gully
Moe
Morwell
Mount Clear
Neerim South
Newborough
Nunawading
Ocean Grove
Point Cook
Point Lonsdale
Portarlington
Ringwood
Vermont
Vermont South
Wallington
Wantirna
Wantirna South
Warragul
Wendouree
Werribee
Western AustraliaBalcatta
Bunbury
Calista
Carey Park
Cooloongup
Donnybrook
Eaton
Emu Point
Kingsley
Lockyer
Madeley
Marangaroo
Mirrabooka
Port Kennedy
Rockingham
Shoalwater
South Bunbury
Spencer Park
Waikiki
Yakamia

States and territories will initially have 16 Pfizer vaccination hubs operational across Australia. These first hubs will be at: 

  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (NSW) 
  • Westmead Hospital (NSW) 
  • Liverpool Hospital (NSW) 
  • Monash Medical Centre Clayton (VIC) 
  • Sunshine Hospital (VIC) 
  • Austin Health (VIC) 
  • University Hospital Geelong (VIC) 
  • Gold Coast University Hospital (QLD) 
  • Cairns Hospital (QLD) 
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital (QLD) 
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital (SA) 
  • Flinders Medical Centre (SA) 
  • Perth Children’s Hospital (WA) 
  • Royal Hobart Hospital (TAS) 
  • The Canberra Hospital (ACT) 
  • Royal Darwin Hospital (NT) 

The remaining phases will be rolled out as the number of vaccines grows. 

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