Covid-19: Australia to begin mass vaccinations in February
Vaccine experts have warned the Australian population that life will not return to "normal" in 2021 despite the accelerated rollout of the COVID-19 jab, with the effectiveness of any vaccine only measured once "60 to 70 per cent" of the population is immunised.
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The Federal Government announced on Wednesday it was moving its vaccine rollout to "early March" but yesterday brought that forward to "mid-February"
Vaccine experts say the Australian population needs to remain patient with the rollout, with vaccines not a 'magic bullet'
They say travel to specific countries will be off the cards this year and the COVID-19 environment will remain a part of life for 2021
Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday announced frontline workers fighting COVID-19 will get the first jabs of the Pfizer vaccine as early as the middle of next month after the Government moved forward the rollout from "early March".
In its five-phase plan, next in line will be the elderly, Indigenous people, younger people with health problems and other healthcare workers.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-55579770
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