Australia will receive an extra 1 million Pfizer vaccine doses from Poland, with young people in COVID-affected parts of Sydney to be given priority.

“Earlier today, a plane left Dubai, having left Warsaw last night,” Prime Minister Scot Morrison said.

“We have been in discussions with the Polish government now for several weeks, and we have secured an additional 1 million doses of Pfizer and they will start landing in Australia tonight.”

Mr Morrison said the NSW outbreak was a “key factor” in Poland’s decision to release the doses to Australia.

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