Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Cassandra Morgan

No vaccines yet for Canberrans 40-49, but three new shipments expected

ACT Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith. Picture: Keegan Carroll

The ACT government says it won't follow NSW's lead and start letting people over 40 sign up to get a Covid vaccine.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Monday announced people in the state aged between 40 and 49 could register their interest in getting the Pfizer vaccine.

The premier flagged those people could get the vaccine "within weeks".

An ACT government spokeswoman said there was "no need" for Canberrans who would be eligible in later rollout phases to pre-register for a vaccine.

"We will open bookings to those in later phases as the program continues to roll out," she said.

Dates weren't yet set for the next phase of the ACT's vaccine rollout.

The territory's rollout was expanded to include over-50s last Monday, with the opening of a new AstraZeneca vaccination clinic at Calvary Public Hospital Bruce.

The government confirmed nearly 800 Canberrans over 50 got a Covid vaccine there in the clinic's first week of operation.

Canberrans over 50 could also get an AstraZeneca vaccine at a respiratory clinic, or book in to get one at their general practice from May 17.

As at May 9, more than 33,800 Covid vaccines had been doled out in the ACT.

The spokeswoman said the territory expected three equal shipments of Covid vaccine in the next three weeks, totalling up to 26,160 doses.

Of the doses, more than 21,000 would be of the Pfizer vaccine, and more than 5000 would be of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

As of last Monday, too, Canberrans under 50 who had a specified health condition were allowed to get a Pfizer vaccine at the Garran Surge Centre.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.