On Tuesday and Thursday, 200 of Katherine's healthcare workers, who do not work on the frontline, received the AstraZeneca vaccine as part of Phase 1B in the national rollout.

However, people in the general Katherine community who are eligible for this round of the vaccine are being asked to keep waiting, as NT Health confirmed they are still working on plans to open a Community Vaccine Clinic in the town.

According to the Department of Health website, people who are eligible under Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout are:

Katherine residents who are eligible and wish to be vaccinated before a local clinic is opened, can book an appointment at a Darwin clinic via the Department of Health website.

Katherine's new GP clinic Bauhinia Health said on Monday they would not be involved in the vaccine rollout, as they had not signed up with the NT Government to provide the jabs.

Maria Chandler received her jab today, she said people who are undecided about getting the vaccine should definitely sign up when they are eligible.

"I would recommend it for their own health reasons, you don't know what underlying health conditions they may have," she said.

"I was always convinced I'd have it."

Bikalpa Gautam is a registered nurse at Katherine Hospital, and said he has been eagerly waiting for his chance to get vaccinated.

"It was pretty smooth, I didn't feel anything," he said.

Mr Gautam said he "strongly recommends" getting the vaccine and emphasised how important Phase 1B is to protect vulnerable people in the NT.

"It's completely safe, it's backed by the science, so go for it," he said.

"It will save so many lives."

The importance of the vaccine rollout has been highlighted by the community outbreak of COVID-19 in Queensland, which has been traced back to hospital staff.

Phase 1A of the vaccine rollout has already started in Katherine, with 160 front line workers receiving their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on March 10 and 12.

The Federal Government also rolled out the vaccines at several aged care facilities in Katherine as part of Phase 1A, earlier in March.

An NT Health spokesperson told the Katherine Times these front line workers are set to receive their second doses on April 8 and 9, to complete Phase 1A of the rollout in Katherine.

The Phase 1B people who received their AstraZeneca jab this week, will be back for a second dose in three months.

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation recommends doses should be 12 weeks apart.

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