Russell Crowe spotted queueing up for COVID jab
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of Australia’s top film stars has been spotted in the queue with thousands of Sydneysiders waiting to get vaccinated.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Russell Crowe has spent much of the COVID-19 pandemic in New South Wales and took to Twitter to confirm he was one of tens of thousands to get the jab over the weekend.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“How I spent my Sunday. Lining up with 7000 good citizens to get shot 1 of vaccine,” he tweeted on Tuesday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Book yours via NSW Health,” he added, along with a link to the Service NSW website.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr">How I spent my Sunday. Lining up with 7000 good citizens to get shot 1 of vaccine. <br /><br />Book yours via NSW health <a href="https://t.co/WcppFuTlFO">https://t.co/WcppFuTlFO</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZyON96npWu">pic.twitter.com/ZyON96npWu</a></p>
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) <a href="https://twitter.com/russellcrowe/status/1414704323544555520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2021</a></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr Karen Price, President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) applauded Crowe for publicly supporting the vaccine rollout, responding: “Follow Russell’s example and roll up your sleeve to get your COVID-19 vaccine as soon as you can”.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It doesn’t matter if you are an accountant, construction worker, small business owner or Hollywood movie star - we all have a role to play in fighting this pandemic.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Since the end of February, about 2,728,897 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the state. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">20,749 of the doses were administered in the last 24 hours.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Russell Crowe / Twitter</span></em></p>
