Federal Health Minister reveals first Queensland towns getting COVID vaccine

Forty-one Queensland towns will be the first places to get the coronavirus Pfizer jab, with the rollout to begin from Monday. SEE THE FULL LIST

Queensland aged and disability care residents and workers at 41 locations around the state will receive the COVID-19 vaccine next week.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt revealed the locations today for the first Pfizer vaccines to be administered across the country in the aged and disability care sectors.

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In Queensland the 41 locations, which could be home to more than one facility, stretch from the Gold Coast north to Mackay and west to Toowoomba.

The entire population of aged care residents and workers are expected to be vaccinated within six weeks.

“It has to start somewhere and it has to finish somewhere, but this is the beginning of the process,” Mr Hunt said.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Picture: Gary Ramage

Health Department Secretary Brendan Murphy said the government was “working directly with aged care operators “to work out the logistics of the rollout”.

“This is a really, really exciting time but we are about to start the single-biggest and most complex, vaccination task in the history of this nation,” he said.

“There are so many players involved and there’s so much planning.”

The Queensland Government will administer the vaccine to frontline health care workers as well as border and quarantine workers from six hubs.

The first three hubs to be operational will be at the Gold Coast University Hospital, Cairns Hospital and Princess Alexandra Hospital.

The Pfizer vaccine will be rolled out to 41 Queensland towns next week for aged and disability care residents and workers. Picture: Charly Triballeau

Queensland aged care locations to be vaccinated next week

Albany Creek

Aspley

Bald Hills

Beaconsfield

Birtinya

Bray Park

Buderim

Bundaberg

Burleigh Heads

Burleigh Waters

Carseldine

Cleveland

Glenella

Glenvale

Harristown

Hope Island

Kearneys Spring

Kepnock

Lawnton

Mackay

Meridian Plains

Millbank

Mirani

Mudgeeraba

North Bundaberg

North Mackay

North Tamborine

Palmwoods

Pimpama

Redland Bay

Robina

Sippy Downs

South Toowoomba

Thornlands

Toowoomba

Upper Coomera

Varsity Lakes

Victoria Point

Warana

West Mackay

Woombye

Originally published as Federal Health Minister reveals first Queensland towns getting COVID vaccine