NSW has vaccinated 10,000 frontline workers in a week

NSW has given more than 10,000 people their first doses of the coronavirus vaccine in a week.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian visited Westmead Hospital, where she said 48 people an hour are being vaccinated - and "that can be scaled up".

In the first week at the three hubs in Sydney, there have been 10,339 jabs delivered to frontline health workers.

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The premier said she was "really pleased with that result", but asked the Federal Government to reveal when the state would get more doses.

"NSW is well on track to meet its target of 35,000 vaccines in the first three weeks," she said.

"All we need are the doses to arrive.

"If we get more doses more people can receive the vaccine and that is our aim.

"We would like to know as soon as possible how many doses NSW is receiving.

"We would like some certainty. Beyond week four we're waiting for that information."

In comparison, on Friday Victoria said it had given out 3000 vaccines.

The Federal Government is handling vaccinations of aged care residents, with states inoculating health workers first.

Ms Berejiklian said she would get the AstraZeneca vaccine, which started to arrive in Australia over the weekend, adding it was an important step to returning to normal.

Bookings for the COVID-19 vaccine are done online via a "seamless" process, Ms Berejiklian said.

She said people are invited to make bookings when it is their turn.

She said the three hubs in Sydney could easily double capacity.

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"We are ready to stand up and take on increased capacity if we have to," she said.

Ms Berejiklian said she wants "incentives" for people to get the vaccine, such as being allowed to travel and being able to allow overseas students back.

"NSW certainly wants to stand up about being able to travel internationally," she said.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard called the vaccine rollout a "wartime effort".

He said NSW will help the Federal Government to roll out the vaccine in aged care, if it asked.

He said it was "obviously a challenging time" to give the vaccine out across what is a "large continent".

Newcastle and Wollongong will be the first regional hubs to open in the state.

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