Sydney private school students given Pfizer vaccine, despite under 40s being ineligible

NSW Health agrees to request for St Joseph's College Year 12s to access Covid vaccine as many boarders are from Indigenous or remote communities

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Year 12 students at one of Sydney's most expensive private schools have been given access to the Pfizer vaccine by NSW Health on the grounds that the cohort, who are mainly boarders, includes vulnerable students from Indigenous and remote communities.

St Joseph's College in Sydney's inner west has confirmed in a statement that 160 students have received their first does of the vaccine after NSW Health approved the school's request.