When Will Young Aussies Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Who gets first dibs?

Back in November, we got the news that a COVID-19 vaccine would be making its way to Aussie shores in March next year.

The federal government has spent most of 2020 finding a suitable vaccine and getting their hands on enough doses to cover all Australians.

Access to a vaccine will mean that we can return to more physical contact, public events and potentially even international travel sooner than we thought.

At first they made several agreements with pharmaceutical companies, so as to not ‘put all their eggs into one basket’ and eventually landed on the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the AstraZeneca vaccine.

A few weeks ago, a grandmother in the UK became the first woman in the world to be given the Pfizer jab as a part of the UK’s massive vaccination program.

So, it got a lot of Aussies wondering: How will the rollout work when the vaccine lands down under, and who will get it first?

According to a report by 9News, the plan for the roll-out will place top priority for the vaccine on those who are at the highest risk of developing complications or dying from COVID-19.

So, who will get the vaccine first?

This includes those with existing health conditions and those aged over 70.

From there, the vaccine will be offered to people between the ages of 65-70. Plus, frontline workers will also get priority.

The government plan is to divide the county into 12 age groups to deliver the vaccine, likely in descending order, so we youngins will likely be the last to get it.

According to The Herald Sun, it’s unlikely anyone under the age of 18 will get the vaccine until 2022, so if you’re still in high school, you may have to be a bit patient with this one.

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