Scott Morrison GRILLED on The Project as he dodges question about Covid vaccines
3 years, 8 months ago

Scott Morrison GRILLED on The Project as he dodges question about Covid vaccines

Daily Mail  

Scott Morrison has sidestepped questions about Australia's bungled coronavirus vaccine rollout and the tragic death of a young finance worker in Sydney in a fiery confrontation on The Project. When asked whether the glacial pace of Australia's vaccine rollout contributed to the young finance worker's death, Mr Morrison tiptoed around the question. Ms Takara had no underlying health conditions that would have contributed to her death The student moved to Australia in 2019 and had been living in Bondi Australia had been relying on the AstraZeneca dose for the bulk of its vaccination program - but links to extremely rare cases of blood clots has thrown the Morrison government's rollout into disarray. When asked whether the glacial pace of Australia's vaccine rollout contributed to the young finance worker's death, Mr Morrison tiptoed around the question The Prime Minister ruled out sending extra doses from other states to Covid-ravaged Sydney Pictured: The Sydney Harbour Bridge is seen virtually empty on July 25, 2021 Covid cases have skyrocketed to more than 2000 since June 16 in Sydney. Pictured: Sydney's George Street is pictured virtually empty 'It's important we keep the pace of the national vaccination program and not to disrupt that program by getting the extra doses into NSW,' Mr Morrison said.

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Australia's last international COVID travel restrictions are lifting. But their legacy for those caught up in them remains
3 years, 1 month ago

Australia's last international COVID travel restrictions are lifting. But their legacy for those caught up in them remains

ABC  

For the first time in almost two years — 704 days — Australia’s borders will reopen to all fully-vaccinated travellers tomorrow. But as Australia's "hermit kingdom" chapter closes, the pain of the past two years is still very fresh. "It's been two years now and they haven't even processed it," she says. "Our daughter didn't want to go to her …

Australia to open borders to vaccinated tourists on February 21
3 years, 1 month ago

Australia to open borders to vaccinated tourists on February 21

Al Jazeera  

Australia to welcome international travellers back nearly two years after closing its borders. Australia will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced, ending some of the world’s strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions. “It’s almost two years since we took the decision to close the borders to Australia,” Morrison said during …

COVID-19 vaccinations for NSW children delayed or cancelled as Sydney clinics hit with delivery issues
3 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 vaccinations for NSW children delayed or cancelled as Sydney clinics hit with delivery issues

ABC  

Suzannah Nicholson's seven-year-old son, Angus, was due to get his first COVID-19 jab today at their local GP clinic in Glebe in Sydney's inner-west. Key points: Dr Danielle McMullen says vaccinations for 5-11-year-olds will not be completed before school starts Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says there are three million vaccines available for this age group In the 12-15-year age …

As Novak Djokovic's entry into Australia is denied, here's a look at the country's strict COVID-19 restrictions
3 years, 2 months ago

As Novak Djokovic's entry into Australia is denied, here's a look at the country's strict COVID-19 restrictions

Firstpost  

The Serbian Tennis star’s chance to play for a 10th Australian Open title has been thrown into limbo after the country cancelled his entry visa after a public outcry over his ‘medical exemption’ On Thursday morning, one of the Tennis world’s top players, Novak Djokovic was detained at Melbourne Airport after Australia announced that it had cancelled his entry visa …

National cabinet agrees to stand up vaccination hubs for COVID-19 boosters, after a quarter were closed
3 years, 3 months ago

National cabinet agrees to stand up vaccination hubs for COVID-19 boosters, after a quarter were closed

ABC  

State and territory leaders have agreed to stand up state vaccination hubs and other clinics that have closed since the COVID-19 vaccination rush in October and November, as the Omicron variant continues to spread. Key points: National Cabinet has agreed to review interstate travel testing requirements State vaccination hubs will be stood up again to increase booster rates Immunisation experts …

Australia Covid-19: Scott Morrison rules out new lockdowns despite rising cases and Omicron fears
3 years, 3 months ago

Australia Covid-19: Scott Morrison rules out new lockdowns despite rising cases and Omicron fears

CNN  

CNN — For two years, Australia avoided the worst of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to strict border controls and prolonged lockdowns. On Tuesday, the country’s most populous state reported its highest new daily caseload of the pandemic, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called an emergency National Cabinet meeting to discuss the rising infections. The World Health Organization said on …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Covid scare after attending a school event in Sydney
3 years, 3 months ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Covid scare after attending a school event in Sydney

Daily Mail  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is at the centre of a Covid scare after attending a packed private school graduation ball for his wife Jenny's god-daughter. Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny were casual contacts of someone with Covid at a school graduation ceremony It is understood that NSW Health and the chief medical officer advice Mr Morrison that a function …

Queensland blasts Scott Morrison for demanding states drop bans
3 years, 4 months ago

Queensland blasts Scott Morrison for demanding states drop bans

Daily Mail  

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her deputy have accused Scott Morrison of trying to claw together 'a coalition of anti-vaxxers' for his own political survival. Mr Morrison took aim at Ms Palaszczuk and her Queensland Labor government's plan to ban unvaccinated people from venues that are due to open when 80 per cent of eligible residents are double-jabbed. Prime Minister …

COVID-19 mandatory vaccination policy for SA teachers and early childhood workers
3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 mandatory vaccination policy for SA teachers and early childhood workers

ABC  

South Australian authorities have introduced a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for the state's schools, with teachers required to have had their first dose within weeks. Key points: South Australia's borders open to NSW, Victoria and the ACT on November 23 Teachers will have to get vaccinated by December 10 Schools will not necessarily close if a COVID-19 case attends one …

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 travel: Sydney to further ease curbs on Monday as vaccinations pick up

Hindustan Times  

Australia's largest city of Sydney will further ease social distancing curbs on Monday, a month after emerging from a coronavirus lockdown that lasted nearly 100 days, as close to 90% of people have got both doses of vaccine, officials said. Patrons dine-in at a bar by the harbour in the wake of coronavirus disease regulations easing, following an extended lockdown …

Unvaccinated players allowed entry for Australian Open, says PM Scott Morrison
3 years, 5 months ago

Unvaccinated players allowed entry for Australian Open, says PM Scott Morrison

The Hindu  

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said unvaccinated tennis players would be allowed to enter the country to play at the Australian Open in February if they underwent a mandatory two-week COVID-19 quarantine. Morrison's comments contradicted those of his immigration minister Alex Hawke, who said last week that tennis players and other athletes would have to be double vaccinated …

Unvaccinated Players Allowed into Country for Australia Open: Prime Minister Scott Morrison
3 years, 5 months ago

Unvaccinated Players Allowed into Country for Australia Open: Prime Minister Scott Morrison

News 18  

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said unvaccinated tennis players would be allowed to enter the country to play at the Australian Open in February if they underwent a mandatory two-week COVID-19 quarantine. Morrison’s comments contradicted those of his immigration minister Alex Hawke, who said last week that tennis players and other athletes would have to be double vaccinated …

India, Australia working side by side to expand vaccine access across Indo-Pacific: PM Scott Morrison
3 years, 5 months ago

India, Australia working side by side to expand vaccine access across Indo-Pacific: PM Scott Morrison

India Today  

India and Australia are working side by side in the Quad grouping to expand vaccine access across the Indo-Pacific, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday as he wished his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and his government after India achieved the milestone of administering 100 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses. India and Australia are working side by side in the …

Australia: Melbourne to bring an end to world’s longest lockdowns
3 years, 5 months ago

Australia: Melbourne to bring an end to world’s longest lockdowns

Al Jazeera  

When Melbourne’s lockdown ends this week, it will have been under six lockdowns totalling 262 days since March 2020. By the time the curbs are lifted, the city of five million people will have been under six lockdowns totalling 262 days since March 2020. “We are instead locking people out who have not got vaccinated to protect themselves and protect …

Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers
3 years, 5 months ago

Sydney to end COVID-19 quarantine for international travellers

Live Mint  

Sydney will end its COVID-19 quarantine for fully vaccinated international travellers from Nov. 1, New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said on Friday, foreshadowing the full return of overseas travel after more than 19 months. The federal government's reopening plans unveiled in July proposed abolishing caps on returning vaccinated Australians and a gradual reopening of international travel with safe countries …

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light
3 years, 5 months ago

Fully vaccinated international travellers get Sydney green light

Al Jazeera  

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says passengers with proof of vaccination and negative COVID-19 test won’t need to quarantine. Sydney will open up to fully vaccinated international travellers from November 1 without the need for quarantine, the leader of the country’s most populous state said on Friday, bringing forward a full return of overseas travel. We’ve got to open …

Sydney exits lockdown as Australia gears up to ‘live with’ COVID
3 years, 5 months ago

Sydney exits lockdown as Australia gears up to ‘live with’ COVID

Al Jazeera  

People in Sydney, Australia’s biggest city, ignored grey skies and drizzle on Monday to celebrate the end of almost four months of lockdown as fully vaccinated people were allowed once again to get their hair cut and go to cafes, restaurants and shops. With new infections now falling – New South Wales state recorded 496 cases on Monday – and …

Aged care resident vaccinated alongside Scott Morrison 'a lucky boy' after surviving COVID
3 years, 5 months ago

Aged care resident vaccinated alongside Scott Morrison 'a lucky boy' after surviving COVID

ABC  

Seventy-five-year-old Paul Russell considers himself to be a "lucky boy". In late February, the retired bank collector and radio DJ was invited to be one of the first 20 people in Australia to be vaccinated against COVID-19 alongside Prime Minister Scott Morrison. "When I was told I had, I was really worried but when I got into the hospital, I …

Australia reveals plan to reopen international borders to fully vaccinated citizens
3 years, 5 months ago

Australia reveals plan to reopen international borders to fully vaccinated citizens

CNN  

CNN — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday, October 1 announced plans to reopen the country’s borders to fully vaccinated citizens and permanent residents, moving from a strict zero-Covid strategy to a model of living with the virus. Morrison also said that with 55% of the country now fully vaccinated and first dose rates approaching 80%, the government “has …

Mark McGowan does not support home quarantine for fully vaccinated overseas travellers
3 years, 5 months ago

Mark McGowan does not support home quarantine for fully vaccinated overseas travellers

ABC  

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has held firm against allowing international travellers into the state, as the Prime Minister moves to lift the ban on overseas travel. Key points: Mr McGowan said the latest overseas travel plan is not endorsed by the WA Chief Health Officer Mr McGowan said the latest overseas travel plan is not endorsed by the WA …

Covid-19: Australia to lift international travel ban after 18 months in November
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19: Australia to lift international travel ban after 18 months in November

India Today  

Australia has outlined plans to lift a pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens travelling overseas from November. Travel restrictions that have trapped most Australians and permanent residents at home over the past 18 months would be removed when 80 per cent of the population aged 16 and older is fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday. New South …

Melbourne construction protest responses show Morrison government's contradiction on lockdowns and mandates
3 years, 6 months ago

Melbourne construction protest responses show Morrison government's contradiction on lockdowns and mandates

ABC  

When aged care workers were told they must be vaccinated to keep their jobs, they didn't hurl rocks at police. The state's treasurer had put the industry "on notice" a week earlier about its "privileged position" in staying open, as concerns grew about rising case numbers and COVID breaches on building sites. Unsurprisingly, the anti-lockdown, anti-mask wearing LNP backbencher George …

Morrison is wary of COVID 'vaccine passports', but he won't stand in the way of Australia's new reality
3 years, 6 months ago

Morrison is wary of COVID 'vaccine passports', but he won't stand in the way of Australia's new reality

ABC  

The Prime Minister doesn't like the term "vaccine passport". "Any venue, any pub, any cafe, any restaurant, any shop can, has every right under Australia's property laws to be able to deny entry to people who are unvaccinated," he told Sky News. A couple of weeks ago, he similarly told 2GB listeners to prepare for what's coming, saying property law …

COVID updates: NSW crisis cabinet to consider which regional areas can have restrictions eased — as it happened
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID updates: NSW crisis cabinet to consider which regional areas can have restrictions eased — as it happened

ABC  

A mobile COVID vaccine hub has been immunising people experiencing homelessness in Melbourne. "I was really sick for two days, and I thought 'let's be responsible and go and get immunised,'" she said. "Now that people are getting vaccinated, they feel a sense of relief," he said. "It's eased that fear because we had people who were refusing to come …

With no more COVID zero, we've hit a new stage. But the states are more fractured than ever
3 years, 6 months ago

With no more COVID zero, we've hit a new stage. But the states are more fractured than ever

ABC  

In the Orwellian world of the pandemic, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews's raising of the white flag on "COVID zero" was greeted positively by the Morrison government and with relief by many among the public who are at the end of their tether. "Living with COVID is a reality — it's not an option," Berejiklian said on Thursday, sending the blunt …

Australia COVID-19 panel backs reopening plans amid Delta surge
3 years, 7 months ago

Australia COVID-19 panel backs reopening plans amid Delta surge

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says ‘forever’ lockdowns will do more harm than good to the country, even as he acknowledges concern about infections. Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70 to 80 percent vaccination levels, the government’s pandemic modelling adviser said, even as some states hinted they may not ease border curbs if Sydney fails …

Prime Minister says country must prepare for more COVID-19 cases and an end to lockdowns
3 years, 7 months ago

Prime Minister says country must prepare for more COVID-19 cases and an end to lockdowns

ABC  

The Prime Minister has warned state and territory leaders they must not be afraid of COVID-19 cases rising once enough of the population is vaccinated against the virus. Key points: The Prime Minister says states and territories must hold to an agreement to wind down COVID-19 restrictions as more people are vaccinated The Prime Minister says states and territories must …

Lockdowns or vaccines? 3 Pacific nations try diverging paths
3 years, 7 months ago

Lockdowns or vaccines? 3 Pacific nations try diverging paths

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The discovery of a single local COVID-19 case in …

Scott Morrison tells states to stick with pathway out of COVID-19 lockdown, concedes return to zero cases 'highly unlikely'
3 years, 7 months ago

Scott Morrison tells states to stick with pathway out of COVID-19 lockdown, concedes return to zero cases 'highly unlikely'

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has conceded it's "highly unlikely" that Australia will be able to return to COVID zero, as he pushes the states to start relaxing restrictions once 70 per cent of adults have been vaccinated. Key points: States and territories agreed to opening borders and reducing lockdowns once 70 to 80 per cent of Australians were vaccinated States …

Australian Prime Minister hints at end to ‘Covid zero’
3 years, 7 months ago

Australian Prime Minister hints at end to ‘Covid zero’

CNN  

CNN — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hinted at an end to the country’s zero Covid-19 infections strategy in an opinion piece published Sunday, warning Australians to expect a rise in infections as restrictions relax. Morrison’s article comes as Sydney, Australia’s largest city, recorded 830 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, its highest number of daily new infections …

Australian PM defends lockdown strategy as daily cases hit record
3 years, 7 months ago

Australian PM defends lockdown strategy as daily cases hit record

Al Jazeera  

Scott Morrison says lockdown strategy will stay until at least 70 percent of Australia’s population is fully vaccinated. Scott Morrison, the prime minister of Australia, is defending his government’s lockdown strategy for tackling the coronavirus, saying it will stay in place until at least 70 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, as daily infections break records. New South Wales …

Tourism body calls for Tasmania to require visitors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Tourism body calls for Tasmania to require visitors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

ABC  

Tasmania's peak tourism body is calling on the state government to consider a rule that would require all visitors into the state to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Key points: Tasmania's peak tourism body will raise a plan with the state government that would see visitors only enter the state if they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 Tasmania's peak tourism …

Scott Morrison says federal government won't mandate no-jab no-job for all workplaces
3 years, 7 months ago

Scott Morrison says federal government won't mandate no-jab no-job for all workplaces

ABC  

A no-jab no-job policy will not be pursued by the federal government, which has said it is up to individual companies to make their own decisions about mandating vaccinations for staff. Key points: The Fair Work Ombudsman says employers can mandate vaccines in specific circumstances Scott Morrison says the Commonwealth will not make it a policy Widespread use of rapid-antigen …

Commonwealth Bank and Westpac offer Covid vaccines to staff in eight Sydney local government areas
3 years, 7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank and Westpac offer Covid vaccines to staff in eight Sydney local government areas

Daily Mail  

Australia's biggest banks are offering free Covid vaccinations for their staff in Sydney's Covid hotspots. The area also has the state's lowest Covid vaccination rate with just 14.6 per cent of residents aged 16 and over fully vaccinated in these outer suburbs. Both the Commonwealth Bank and Westpac are this month offering AstraZeneca jabs if they have to attend a …

Reality check: Would the government's original vaccine timetable have put Australia in a different position?
3 years, 7 months ago

Reality check: Would the government's original vaccine timetable have put Australia in a different position?

ABC  

Having last year promised to put Australia at the front of the global coronavirus vaccination queue, Prime Minister Scott Morrison found himself under intensifying pressure over the pace of the rollout. The bottom line Even meeting the government's most optimistic targets, the number of people vaccinated by July 8 wouldn't have been enough to avoid using suppression strategies like lockdown …

Scott Morrison won't commit to time frame but says 70pc vaccination target 'absolutely achievable'
3 years, 7 months ago

Scott Morrison won't commit to time frame but says 70pc vaccination target 'absolutely achievable'

ABC  

The Prime Minister believes getting 70 per cent of the Australian population fully vaccinated is "absolutely achievable", but is being careful not to put any time frame on achieving that benchmark after significant criticism of delays in the vaccine rollout so far. Key points: National Cabinet targets for easing COVID-19 restrictions are tied to vaccinations rates across Australia Seventy per …

Sydney news: Second vaccination hub to open at Sydney Olympic Park for year 12 students
3 years, 7 months ago

Sydney news: Second vaccination hub to open at Sydney Olympic Park for year 12 students

ABC  

Here's what you need to know this morning. Vaccination hub to open at Sydney Olympic Arena The new hub will be located near the existing vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park. Year 12 students will be among those to be vaccinated at a mass vaccination hub inside Qudos Bank Arena at Sydney Olympic Park. ADF begins COVID deployment NSW police …

Should Australia's COVID-19 vaccination efforts be turning to children?
3 years, 7 months ago

Should Australia's COVID-19 vaccination efforts be turning to children?

ABC  

With school back in Melbourne and Sydney's year 12 students returning to the classroom in the middle of a COVID-19 outbreak, experts are now asking when Australia's vaccination rollout will shift to children. Key points: Some countries have started vaccinating children from age 12 Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration has recently approved the Pfizer vaccine for children 12 and up Children …

Coronavirus Australia: Peter Switzer gives six 'sensible suggestions' to end lockdowns forever
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Peter Switzer gives six 'sensible suggestions' to end lockdowns forever

Daily Mail  

Pictured: Business expert Peter Switzer As millions of Australians remain under strict stay-at-home orders a financial entrepreneur and commentator has offered six 'sensible' suggestions to end lockdowns forever. As millions of Australians this week remain under strict stay-at-home orders a business leader has offered six 'sensible' suggestions to end lockdowns forever Mr Switzer added that tough measures employed by the …

'I take responsibility': Prime Minister acknowledges COVID-19 vaccine rollout failures, as one million weekly doses mark reached
3 years, 8 months ago

'I take responsibility': Prime Minister acknowledges COVID-19 vaccine rollout failures, as one million weekly doses mark reached

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he takes responsibility for the slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but that the country is now tracking well with the vaccination program. Key points: One million people received a COVID-19 vaccination in the past seven days One million people received a COVID-19 vaccination in the past seven days The Government expects to receive advice on a …

Additional supplies of COVID-19 jabs need to go to Sydney hotspots first, essential workers say
3 years, 8 months ago

Additional supplies of COVID-19 jabs need to go to Sydney hotspots first, essential workers say

ABC  

When Raad Skahle watches his staff at his grocery supermarket in Fairfield, it feels like a punch in the gut. Key points: The Fairfield area continues to record the vast majority of the COVID-19 Delta strain About 70 per cent of Fairfield residents leave the LGA for work each day Australia is set to receive 4.5 million doses of the …

Australian vaccine ad showing Covid patient gasping for air sparks backlash as country battles Delta variant
3 years, 8 months ago

Australian vaccine ad showing Covid patient gasping for air sparks backlash as country battles Delta variant

CNN  

CNN — A dramatic government health “Covid can affect anyone. The ad, which began airing Sunday night in Sydney, “is quite graphic, and it’s meant to be graphic,” Australia’s chief medical officer, Paul Kelly, said during a news conference Sunday. The new government ad is part of a broader Covid-19 health campaign highlighting the seriousness of the latest outbreak, however, …

Coronavirus vaccine rollout is in General JJ Frewen's hands — but Scott Morrison needs to find more doses
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus vaccine rollout is in General JJ Frewen's hands — but Scott Morrison needs to find more doses

ABC  

Despite some questioning about a military man being in charge of the vaccine rollout, when it comes to communicating, Lieutenant General JJ Frewen is a refreshing change from the pollie-speak and fudges we hear all the time. But we're not using it Photo shows a woman with a covering over mouth holding onto the handles of two bags on wheels …

Boss of Sydney aged care home at centre of COVID-19 outbreak praises unvaccinated staff for coming to work
3 years, 8 months ago

Boss of Sydney aged care home at centre of COVID-19 outbreak praises unvaccinated staff for coming to work

ABC  

The operator of a Sydney aged care home at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak says its "admirable" unvaccinated staff are still working there. Key points: There are five residents confirmed positive at the Baulkham Hills aged care centre 96 per cent of residents at the home are vaccinated The daughter of one man who tested positive is angry that …

Australia further curbs new arrivals due to risks of variant
3 years, 8 months ago

Australia further curbs new arrivals due to risks of variant

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia plans to halve commercial passenger arrivals due to virus risks as parts of the country emerged from lockdowns Friday. Australia will reduce its cap on arrivals from 6,000 passengers a week to 3,000 by July 14 to reduce pressure on hotel quarantine, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said after a meeting with state and territory leaders. “If …

How National Cabinet wants to ditch lockdowns and open borders as COVID vaccination rates rise
3 years, 8 months ago

How National Cabinet wants to ditch lockdowns and open borders as COVID vaccination rates rise

ABC  

National Cabinet has agreed to a four-stage plan that would see Australia transform into a vaccinated nation that manages COVID-19 with few restrictions. But there are some changes afoot, including: Slashing the number of arrivals allowed into Australia by 50 per cent to 3,085 per week Increasing Commonwealth-facilitated flights to Australia Experimenting with alternative forms of quarantine like seven-day home …

National Cabinet agrees to COVID-19 vaccine targets, halve international arrivals
3 years, 8 months ago

National Cabinet agrees to COVID-19 vaccine targets, halve international arrivals

ABC  

National Cabinet has agreed to halve the number of people allowed into Australia each week and to set up vaccination targets. Key points: International arrivals will drop from 6,370 to 3,035 a week International arrivals will drop from 6,370 to 3,035 a week Modelling is being done to work out what vaccine targets are needed Modelling is being done to …

'Less restrictive future lockdowns' rely on more people getting vaccinated for COVID-19, experts say
3 years, 9 months ago

'Less restrictive future lockdowns' rely on more people getting vaccinated for COVID-19, experts say

ABC  

Australia is unlikely to achieve herd immunity because of the current level of vaccine hesitancy and the highly infectious nature of new COVID variants, new modelling shows. Key points: Experts say lockdowns will keep happening until the national vaccination rate improves Experts say lockdowns will keep happening until the national vaccination rate improves They also urge people to follow health …

Melbourne to exit lockdown with COVID cases controlled
3 years, 9 months ago

Melbourne to exit lockdown with COVID cases controlled

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Melbourne will relax a COVID-19 lockdown as planned on Thursday night, saying people’s adherence to the strict rules had “changed the course” of a coronavirus outbreak in Australia’s second-largest city. Everyone should be absolutely proud of what we have all achieved together,” Victoria state acting Premier James Merlino told reporters in Melbourne on Wednesday. “But we know this …

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