ACT vaccine rollout to ramp-up from October as remaining 500,000 Pfizer doses arrive

Kathryn Lewis
Sally Whyte
June 29 2021 - 12:00am
Nurses (left) Felicity Manson clinical nurse manager and Siobhan Nurmi senior nurse make sure the new airport precinct vaccine centre is stocked and ready to operate. Picture: Karleen Minney
Nurses (left) Felicity Manson clinical nurse manager and Siobhan Nurmi senior nurse make sure the new airport precinct vaccine centre is stocked and ready to operate. Picture: Karleen Minney

The ACT will need to rapidly accelerate its vaccine program when the bulk of the remaining 500,000 doses of Pfizer arrive from October to vaccinate all eligible Canberrans by the end of the year, if federal supply projections are met.

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Kathryn Lewis

Kathryn Lewis

Canberra Times Journalist

I am a breaking and general news reporter. Contact me with tips or story ideas at kathryn.lewis@canberratimes.com.au

Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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