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Orange's first Covid vaccine recipient Marie McMullen celebrates 100th

Alana Calvert
Updated March 1 2021 - 4:48pm, first published 4:46pm
REMARKABLE: Marie McMullen with her letter from the Queen and her sons, John and Peter Speers, at her 100th birthday celebration on Saturday. PHOTO: JUDE KEOGH
REMARKABLE: Marie McMullen with her letter from the Queen and her sons, John and Peter Speers, at her 100th birthday celebration on Saturday. PHOTO: JUDE KEOGH

The day before Marie McMullen celebrated the incredible milestone of her 100th birthday, she became one of the first people vaccinated in Orange - and in fact, Australia - for COVID-19.

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Alana Calvert

Alana Calvert

Journalist

Print and digital reporter covering general news in Orange NSW, with specific interest in stories relating to animal welfare, social affairs and issues impacting regional communities. Previously with: Yahoo News Australia, SBS Radio, HuffPost Australia and APN/News Regional Media in south-west Queensland. Our Watch/Walkley Foundation Fellow for 2021. Contact me at: alanacalvert@centralwesterndaily.com.au

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