Australia’s federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has suggested that opening international borders for travel won’t just be tied to achieving COVID-19 vaccination goals but will depend on a series of factors. “Vaccination alone is no guarantee that you can open up,” he told reporters on April 13, adding that “you couldn’t just open the borders” even if the whole country was immunised against COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Instead, federal health authorities would need to consider a series of factors, including transmission, longevity, and the global impact. “Those are factors which the world is learning about,” Hunt said. Australia’s borders have been shut since March 2020, but the country aims to progressively open up throughout 2021 once safety milestones are achieved, Hunt said. The health minister’s update comes five days before Australia will open its borders for two-way travel “green zone” with New Zealand. “We’re …