Australia has officially reached 80 percent full vaccination against COVID-19, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced. Morrison said a further nine percent of the population aged 16 or over has also received a first vaccine dose although inoculation levels vary from state to state. Morrison has called the achievement “another magnificent milestone.” “A huge thank you to everyone,” he said on Facebook on Saturday morning. “This has been a massive Australian national effort and the work doesn’t stop here. We are on track to have one of the highest vaccination rates in the world. “The more people protected with the jab, the safer we all are so please go and get vaccinated if you haven’t already done so. It’s going to help us to continue to safely reopen and stay safely open.” Morrison also made special mention of older Australians for leading the way. “Ninety-nine percent of Australians aged over …
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