2021-04-21 03:06:29 GMT2021-04-21 11:06:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SYDNEY, April 21 (Xinhua) People in the Australian state of Victoria have more access to the COVID-19 vaccine with the opening of three mass-vaccination hubs on Wednesday.
Two of the hubs are in the state s capital of Melbourne and the other is in the neighboring city of Geelong, which are initially open for people in the Phase 1a and 1b categories for vaccination.
Phase 1a includes hospital staff, ambulance officers and paramedics, aged-care workers and allied health professionals, quarantine and border workers, or workers likely to come into contact with travelers.
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Victoria will open mass vaccination hubs in a bid to get more people vaccinated as soon as possible.
State Health Minister Martin Foley today said the state will open mass vaccination clinics to all people eligible under stage 1A and 1B.
The state government will also recommence administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged under 50 from Wednesday.
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The high-volume vaccination centres will be open to anyone over the age of 70 for bookings, as well as walk-ins without an appointment.
The three vaccination hubs will be located at the Royal Exhibition Building, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, and the former Ford factory in Geelong.