It is expected that the vaccine will first be made available to South Australians incrementally from mid- February.<\/p>
As doses will initially be limited, access to vaccines during the early period of the roll out will be made available to those who are most vulnerable to the effects of COVID 19 or who have the highest risk of being exposed to, or spreading, the virus.<\/p>
The first phase will include residents and staff of aged and disability care facilities, medi-hotel and airport staff, and health care workers working in high risk exposure and transmission areas, such as COVID testing clinics and emergency departments.<\/p>
The program will take several months to roll out, with vaccination of the general population expected to begin from mid-2021. Two doses of vaccine are required for each person, extending the time it will take for every South Australian to be adequately immunised against the virus.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n