Scott Morrison, aged care residents among first in Australia to receive COVID-19 vaccine

Doug Dingwall
Updated February 21 2021 - 6:32pm, first published 11:30am
Prime Minister Scott Morrison receives a COVID-19 vaccination at Castle Hill Medical Centre on Sunday. The Australian COVID-19 vaccination program officially begins on Monday. Picture: Getty Images
Prime Minister Scott Morrison receives a COVID-19 vaccination at Castle Hill Medical Centre on Sunday. The Australian COVID-19 vaccination program officially begins on Monday. Picture: Getty Images

Health authorities have started the national rollout of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 as Prime Minister Scott Morrison and aged residents became the first in Australia to receive vaccinations.

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Doug Dingwall

Doug Dingwall

Parliamentary bureau chief

Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au

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