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NSW’s long-awaited mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic will open on May 10, although most newly eligible over-50s will need to wait another fortnight to receive their shots at the site.
The Sydney Olympic Park clinic will initially be used to complete the vaccinations for frontline healthcare and quarantine workers and their families, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Wednesday.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has urged people to use the GP network to receive their AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
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From May 24, other NSW residents who do not have a GP will be able to use an online system to book a vaccine at the clinic, which will have capacity to administer 30,000 doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines within a week.
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Premier Gladys Berejiklian says states should not be able to restrict who enters their hotel quarantine system, insisting international arrivals caps should be based on the statesâ population size.
NSW reported eight new cases in hotel quarantine on Monday, amid a rising daily number of overseas-acquired cases nationally.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian, speaking at the announcement of the 2027 Netball World Cup on Monday morning.
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The Premier on Monday would not be drawn on her counterpart in Perthâs push to crack down on overseas travel exemptions, saying it is ânot a call for the statesâ to decide why people are allowed to leave Australia.
Coronavirus: NSW records eight COVID cases in hotel quarantine
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