Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will be among the first Australians to receive the Covid-19 jab when he is vaccinated in Sydney today. He is expected to receive the jab in front of the cameras at Castle Hill Medical Centre in the city's northwest this morning, alongside chief medical officer Paul Kelly and chief nursing officer Alison McMillan. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, left, watches as Sarah Fletcher is taken through procedure of receiving a vaccine at the Sydney local health district vaccination hub. "We also know that the chief medical officer and the chief nurse and the Prime Minister – in order to provide confidence, the Prime Minister will be the last of that group." Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made it clear she will not "jump the queue".

Source: New Zealand Herald February 20, 2021 23:15 UTC