Australia's first batch of Pfizer vaccines days away from arriving

The federal government says vaccine safety will be the priority as it begins final preparations for the mass vaccination program set to begin by the end of this month. The first shipment of 80,000 Pfizer vaccines doses are scheduled to arrive this week.

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and Minister for Regional Health Mark Coulton inspect fridges which will be used to store COVID-19 vaccines in Sydney. Source: AAP