It remains unclear whether Albury residents will have to travel to Wagga to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine, with local, state and federal health authorities unable to provide clarification.
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On Wednesday, Albury Wodonga Health revealed it would host one of nine Pfizer vaccination hubs in Victoria.
The service confirmed it would provide vaccinations to five Victorian local government areas - Alpine, Indigo, Towong, Wangaratta and Wodonga.
Chief operations officer Emma Poland said the organisation was also working with Murrumbidgee Local Health District about what vaccination looked like on the NSW side of the border.
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Murrumbidgee Local Health District's Wagga hospital has been named one of 11 hospital vaccination hubs in NSW.
Riverina MP Michael McCormack said the government intended to make vaccines available in as many sites as possible in the region to prevent people from needing to travel many hours to be vaccinated.
When contacted by The Border Mail, MLHD, AWH, and state health bodies did not clarifie whether residents from Albury and other southern NSW towns would be able to be vaccinated on the border or it they would have to travel to Wagga.
The federal Health Department, which is overseeing the roll-out of the national COVID-19 vaccination, did not respond to request for comment.
Victoria's Department of Health and Human Services said it would have more to say soon. Phase 1A of the vaccine roll-out involves vaccinating healthcare workers, aged care staff and aged care residents.
Ms Poland said they estimate to be administering up to 1000 jabs a week at the Wodonga Pfizer hub once this opened to the public.
Digital journalists with The Border Mail.
Digital journalists with The Border Mail.
