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International travel ban to remain even after COVID vaccine rollout, Chief Medical Officer says
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer says changes to international border closures will be “one of the last things” to change even if a COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out nationwide this year.
Key points:
- Paul Kelly says Australia’s greatest virus threat is still from international arrivals
- Qantas brought forward international flights to the US, UK to July
- Health experts are actively looking at other countries that could be part of future travel bubbles
Professor Paul Kelly said while countries globally struggled to suppress the virus, international arrivals would continue to be the source of any potential new cases.
“[As] the first vaccinations rollout in a few weeks time, Australia is not going to change everything back to normal,” he said.
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