Western Australia (WA) will maintain its closed border policy into the new year, only allowing vaccinated travellers into the state once 90 percent of WA’s population is vaccinated, according to a new roadmap released by Premier Mark McGowan. While eastern states, New South Wales (NSW), Victoria, and Queensland, have gradually opened their borders—or are planning to open—this year, WA will open sometime between January to February. “This puts us in the best possible position to transition with minimal impact on our health, our economy, and our way of life,” McGowan told reporters on Nov. 5. “I want to stress the 90 percent target threshold could be reached earlier or later, but once we hit 80 percent and then set the specific date for transition, that date will be locked in,” he said. “After nearly two years, we’re on the verge of a new chapter,” he said. “A chapter that will …