Queen Elizabeth II jokes with sculptor, discusses vaccine rollout in first video call to Australia
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Meeting with Queen Elizabeth often involves a large entourage and plenty of pomp and ceremony but there was little of that, and some light humour, in a video call to Australia.
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She joked that her statue at SA s Government House might be alarming
The monarch said it was encouraging SA could hold festivals during the pandemic
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall today became the first person in the state to receive the coronavirus vaccine, followed by Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier.
Others among the first 150 frontline health workers to receive the Pfizer vaccine at Royal Adelaide Hospital this morning included a medi-hotel nurse, a security guard and a police officer.
Health Minister Stephen Wade and Police Commissioner Grant Stevens also rolled up their sleeves to receive the jab.
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“When the science changes we must change our response, and when the virus changes its method of attack we must change our method of defence.”
“The elements of this are quite frightening. It’s quite different than anything we’ve seen before.”
“This hyper-infectious variant is moving at hyper-speed.”
Can you guess which political leaders uttered these three quotes?
The first is British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the second is South Australian Premier Steven Marshall and number three is Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.