The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for Tasmania arrived yesterday, with stage 1A of the state’s biggest vaccination program to begin rolling out from today onwards.

Listen as Health Minister Sarah Courtney joins Mike O’Loughlin to discuss details of the rollout, answering questions from Tasmania Talks listeners, and sharing when she’ll be getting the vaccine herself.

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Tasmanian aged care residents across the north of the state will be some of the first to receive the COVID jab this week.

Listen as Sean Rooney, CEO of Leading Age Services Australia, speaks with Mike about the rollout to aged care residents and carers.