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Australia’s COVID vaccine rollout speed needs to double for borders to reopen within a year, experts warn – ABC News
Epidemiologists say Australia needs to double the speed of its current COVID-19 rollout — from 70,000 to 140,000 jabs a day — in order for international border…
Australia will need to double the speed of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout in order to safely open its international border within 12 months, epidemiologists have warned.
Key points:
- Australia has vaccinated about 1.86 million people so far
- The rollout has been pushed back due to concerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine
- One expert says it will take years to vaccinate the population under rates
People entering Australia from abroad have had to complete two weeks’ hotel quarantine since March 2020, in a…
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