Danila Dilba to start administering COVID-19 vaccine from next week

DANILA Dilba Health Service has administered one of its first COVID-19 jabs – into the arm of local Darwin Elder Tina Murphy

A TOP END Indigenous health service has joined the crucial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, with Elder Tina Murphy one of the first to receive the jab.

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Danila Dilba delivers its first COVID-19 vaccines to local Darwin Elder Tina Murphy, community leader Thomas Mayor and Danila Dilba Chair Carol Stanislaus. Picture: Supplied

Danila Dilba’s Dr Andrew Webster administered the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine with another recipient Thomas Mayor explaining that it was important for him to be vaccinated to help stop the spread.

“It’s important that our people get vaccinated against COVID-19, as one of the most vulnerable groups of people in the world,” he said.

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Danila Dilba’s vaccination centre is located in the city with the one in Palmerston, to open from Wednesday.