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When Giuseppe “Joe” Puglia retired as a truck driver at Norlane’s Ford Motor factory, he never expected to return to the site for a vaccination thirteen years later.

The Australian Government received important advice from Australia’s expert vaccine advisory body, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) about the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people under the age of 50.

FORD’S former home at Norlane has transformed from the centre of Australia’s motor industry into the COVID-19 vaccination hub that will service the majority of the Geelong and Surf Coast region.

Phase 1b of the COVID-19 vaccination program has commenced at the Barwon Health vaccination hub.

Geelong’s emergency department directors have all received their COVID-19 vaccine, as part of the Commonwealth’s phase 1a roll out to frontline healthcare workers.

THE region’s first public sector aged care residents and staff rolled up their sleeves to receive the COVID-19 vaccine today.

The COVID-19 immunisation program has launched today across the Barwon South West region, starting with the agreed high priority groups identified by the Commonwealth Government.