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COVID-19 Vaccine roll-out

Darling Downs Health registered nurse Casey Zeller rolled up her sleeve on Wednesday morning to be the first phase 1a frontline health worker in the Darling Downs Health region to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Casey works at the Darling Downs Health COVID-19 testing centre at Charlton. “As well as working in theatre here at Toowoomba Hospital I’ve also spent a lot of time over the past year as team leader at our COVID-19 test centre at Charlton and our pop -up testing centre at Baillie Henderson,” Ms Zeller said. “Being vaccinated is one of the easiest things we can all do to keep our communities and loved ones safe. “I feel privileged to be the first.” Ms Zeller received her vaccination at the region’s new AstraZeneca vaccination hub, located inside the Toowoomba Hospital. Darling Downs Public Health Unit Director Dr Liam Flynn said other phases of the vaccination rollout would also be facilitated by the hub, following the end of phase 1a distribution. “We’re going to start slow and then we’ll ramp up our vaccine process here in Toowoomba and across the Darling Downs, our aim is to vaccinate everybody that wants to be vaccinated,” Dr Flynn said. The vaccine is free, safe, effective and is an important step to reduce the serious effects of COVID-19. BigDog will keep staff and participants updated on the vaccination rollout in our regions.