Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended her choice to get the Pfizer vaccine as the Queensland Premier gets her first dose of the vaccine.
Despite government advice that people over the age of 50 should receive the Astrazeneca vaccine, the Queensland Premier made the decision to get the Pfizer vaccine in event she needs to travel to Tokyo for the 2021 Olympics.
The Premier says she needs the Pfizer vaccine because there is only a 21 day gap between doses, compared to 12 weeks gap between doses for Astrazeneca which would make her ineligible to travel at all. Pfizer would allow her to be fully vaccinated to travel to the Tokyo Olympics next month.
The premier says she had to get Pfizer to ensure she got her second dose before a possible trip to Tokyo with the prime minister next month as part of Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics bid.