Twelve Tasmanian aged care facilities will be the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when the rollout begins next week.
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The government's vaccination strategy has been heavily criticised by Labor and the Greens for being too slow, but Health Minister Greg Hunt insists it remains on track.
Priority groups - including frontline health workers, quarantine and border works, and aged care residents and workers - will be the first to receive the vaccine.
Aged care facilities at Burnie, Legana, Newnham, Newstead, Norwood, Newstead, Penguin, Riverside, Somerset, St Leonards, Ulverstone, West Ulverstone and Wynyard will be the first to receive the shots in Tasmania.
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Mr Hunt said a staged approach to the vaccine rollout would ensure those who need it most get it first.
"Our frontline border and quarantine workers, and people living and working in residential aged and disability care facilities will be the first to receive their vaccines," he said.
"The vaccination program will save and protect lives. Both of our vaccines will prevent serious illness. That is our primary goal."
The Royal Hobart Hospital will also host a vaccination hub for the Pfizer vaccine.
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More information on the rollout and priority groups can be found here.