The first load of four million Pfizer doses - made in a swap deal between the UK Prime Minister and Scott Morrison - has arrived in Sydney as medical practitioners prepare to extend the rollout to 12 to 15-year-olds this month.
The first planeload arrived at Sydney International Airport around 6pm carrying 164,970 doses with the second flight arriving a few hours later with 292,500 jabs.
The deal, announced last Friday, will boost Australia's mRNA vaccine supply to more than 10 million for the month of September as COVID-19 vaccinations open for 12 to 15-year-olds next week. "I want to thank very, very much Prime Minister Johnson - he and I started discussing this some time ago - I want to thank him for his personal commitment to this and his great friendship in Australia."
"This means that every Australian will be able to come forward as early as possible to be vaccinated if they haven't yet."
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