Today brothers Lincoln and Max were among the first Northern Territory children aged between five and 11 years to receive their initial dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
With Northern Territory students set to return to school at the end of the month, Darwin mother Nicole Ryan is keen to ensure her children are vaccinated against COVID-19.
And while other jurisdictions across Australia are facing major supply issues, NT Health said it was confident there were enough vaccine doses available to inoculate all Territory children aged between five and 11 years. Northern Territory Health Minister Natasha Fyles and her son, who got his first COVID-19 vaccine dose today.
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