Australia's vaccine rollout begins with PM, WWII survivor among the first to get the jab

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has become one of the first people in Australia to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The rollout of the Pfizer vaccine began 24 hours ahead of schedule at a medical centre in Sydney.

Aged care resident Jane Malysiak receives the first Codid-19 vaccine in Australia Source: AAP

84-year-old aged care resident and World War Two survivor, Jane Malysiak became the first person in Australia to get the coronavirus vaccine.  Australia's rollout of COVID-19 vaccination program began with a suprise announcement that the first shots would be administered a day ahead of schedule. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he himself also got vaccinated to show confidence in the safety of the vaccine.