People as young as 16 who live in regional South Australia will be able to get the COVID vaccine from Tuesday.
Premier Steven Marshall announced those over the age of 16, who live outside Adelaide will be able to get the jab.
“It’s part of our overall rollout to increase that run rate of the vaccination against the coronavirus,” Marshall told reporters on Monday.
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“It’s safe, it’s free, it’s effective.
“We want as many people as possible to get that jab so as of tomorrow, those aged over 16 can go along to one of our 35 country clinics and have their jabs.”
While Marshall said the announcement was a national first, the Northern Territory announced last week over 16s living in regional areas could have the jab, becoming the first jurisdiction in Australia to do so.
Chief Health Officer Nicola Spurrier said the rollout will mean those living in regional areas will have easy access to the vaccination.
“Obviously this is for people that live in those regional centres and so you will need to show proof of your residency,” she said.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service will also deliver 3500 vaccines to Kangaroo Island from early June.
More than 265,000 people have been vaccinated against COVID in the state.
One new COVID case was recorded in SA on Monday in a man in a medi-hotel.
Information about the vaccine rollout will be on the SA Health website.
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