NSW hits vaccine milestone as 1164 new cases, three deaths reported

NSW's health minister has unleashed on people who are holding back on vaccination and gave a warning about the state's supply. Follow us live.

Welcome to our live coverage today. In this blog we will be focusing on the situation in NSW.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced there were 1164 cases and three deaths in the past 24 hours.

The state's health minister Brad Hazzard has pleaded with people to get the AstraZeneca vaccine, saying there is simply not enough Pfizer to go around.

He said those holding out on getting a vaccine were "self-entitled and indulgent in the extreme".

"Simply put, there is not enough Pfizer in New South Wales or anywhere in the two major states – New South Wales or Victoria – for the people who are now wanting it," he said.

"We’re certainly asking the Federal Government to try and get us more Pfizer vaccine. What I would say is for older patients, for older residents, you can also have AstraZeneca, so if you’re 18 or over, have AstraZeneca."

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