The first batch of Pfizer vaccine has arrived in Australia and the vaccination process will begin on 22 February. “The eagle has landed,” health minister Greg Hunt declared. 142,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine have arrived on Monday. From the shipment, 62,000 doses will be set aside to serve as second doses in the event […]
Tag Archives: Rollout
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Feb
Feb
Australia has said today that it would keep mandatory two-week quarantine for all overseas visitors, even as vaccinations are rolled out across the country and the world. Chief medical officer Paul Kelly said there is still not enough evidence about vaccines’ ability to limit transmission to allow the dismantling of border controls that have virtually […]
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Jan
Jan
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and major international industry bodies have joined forces to call for the immediate restoration of international travel using proven processes and without waiting for, or requiring, vaccinations. WTTC has joined with Airports Council International (ACI), World Economic Forum (WEF) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), to argue […]
16
Jan
Jan
With the community transmission not giving up, particularly in Sydney, Melbourne, and now Brisbane where from 6:00pm tonight people living in greater Brisbane, will be required to stay home until 6:00pm Monday in a bid to stop the spread of the highly infectious United Kingdom strain of the virus. It comes after a cleaner at […]