THE first staff at Logan Hospital received the AstraZeneca vaccination today.
COVID-19 screening clinic nurse Nellie Phillips said she was honoured to be one of the first to receive the AstraZeneca vaccination in the new clinic, set up to deliver the vaccine to healthcare workers.
Ms Phillips, a nurse in the children's ward, was among eight nurses to volunteer to work in the COVID-19 screening clinic in early 2020.
"It has been a really unique opportunity to work at the ground zero of the pandemic, and so to be one of the first to have the vaccine a year on-it is extremely exciting," she said.
Logan Hospital was one of two hospitals to go live with the AstraZeneca vaccine today. Bundaberg was the second.
Another 12 locations, including Redland and Beaudesert Hospitals are locked in place to begin vaccinations in the coming weeks.
Executive director of Logan Beaudesert Health Service Noelle Cridland said a great deal of preparation had gone into the launch of Logan Hospital's vaccination clinic with staff specially trained to administer the vaccine, register and monitor people after they received the dose.
"There has certainly been an air of excitement amongst our staff in the lead up to today, and I am so proud to work alongside such an incredible team" she said.
"Once our high-risk staff who work in the screening clinic, COVID-19 ward, Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit receive their jab, we will begin work on delivering the vaccine to the rest of our health workers across Logan and Beaudesert hospitals."
Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young last week assured all Queenslanders the vaccine was effective and safe and had been reviewed and approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
