Year 12 students in Australia’s capital city Canberra and its surrounds have been told they will have a two-week window from Monday to receive their first COVID-19 vaccination, allowing them to attend final exams in a COVIDSafe environment. The cohort is being urged to book appointments for the vaccination through a government clinic or their personal GP. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the capital had access to an additional 5,500 Pfizer vaccines that were being reserved for students and educators. “We have allocated Pfizer doses for year 12 students across all schools—public, private, catholic, independent—to have this priority over the next two weeks,” Barr said. “Getting a vaccination within the next two weeks will provide a level of protection for Year 12 students and exam staff ahead of the AST Scaling Test,” he said. “This will at least provide effective first-dose vaccination coverage ahead of their exams.” …