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‘Absolutely Critical’: Victoria Premier Pushes to Redefine Full Vaccination as Three Doses

January 27, 2022
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Australians might be mandated to get their third shot of the COVID-19 before being considered “fully vaccinated,” as Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he was pushing for a redefinition of the term. Speaking ahead of a meeting of the National Cabinet on Thursday, the premier said “only three doses” could help people be “properly protected…

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Omicron ‘Peak’ Is Yet to Come, Says Australia’s Chief Medical Officer

January 19, 2022
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Australian Chief Medical Officer (CHO) said that although daily COVID-19 Omicron case numbers are decreasing, the worse has yet to come. CHO Paul Kelly stated that it would be several weeks before deaths and hospitalisations from the Omicron variant reach their peak, despite plateauing COVID-19 cases. “We expect death and hospitalisations to continue to rise…

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Australia’s National Cabinet Agrees to Expand Close Contact Isolation Rule Exemption List

January 13, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced, following the national cabinet meeting, that close contact isolation rules changes will be expanded to help ease supply chain issues and keep the economy running. The earlier changes that allowed food and grocery workers identified as close contacts to return to work with a negative test result for COVID-19…

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Australians Over 50 Eligible for AstraZeneca Vaccine From Today

May 3, 2021
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All Australians over the age of 50 can receive AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccines from Monday at general practice respiratory clinics and state and territory vaccination hubs. The vaccination will be expanded to GP clinics from May 17 with 15.8 million doses available for this phase of the rollout. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the number…

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