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Welcome to the 9News.com.au live blog for Tuesday January 13, 2021. There are calls to pause Australia’s va…

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Australia may face a setback with it its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan with experts suggesting one jab may not be effective enough to achieve herd immunity.
The Australia and New Zealand Society for Immunology says, based on current evidence, the AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn’t be relied on for controlling the virus in Australia.
Phase three clinical trials show the AstraZeneca is around 62 per cent effective in preventing COVID-19.”
We don’t believe that is high enough to confer herd immunity in…

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