China News Service, January 6 According to a Reuters report, the Australian Minister of Health said on the 6th that the country will advance the launch of the new crown vaccination plan by two weeks to early March.
Australian Health Minister Greg Hunter said on the 6th, “We have moved forward the start of vaccination from the middle of the year to the second quarter, and to the end of March, and to the current beginning of March. I do not rule out going further. "
Hunter said, "We will continue to follow safety and medical recommendations. If there are new evidence or recommendations, we will continue to update the plan."
He emphasized that "our priority is safety."
He also said that the first batch of vaccines will be distributed to front-line workers and people who have been in contact with international travelers, and the medical advice on the order in which the vaccines should be distributed to other priority groups and other populations is "still being finalized."
The Australian government plans to complete a mass vaccination program for its 25 million citizens by the end of 2021.
Vaccination will begin with Pfizer’s vaccine, and the government has now received 10 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine.