Wednesday: Operation Covid Shield could have 80% of Australians fully vaccinated by December. Plus: Australia’s men’s hockey team into gold medal match
Good morning. A new Covid vaccination timeline could be the light at the end of the tunnel for Australia’s pandemic battle but whether it rolls out as intended remains to be seen. In Olympic news, the US gymnast Simone Biles has returned to the stadium and Australia’s men’s hockey team are into the gold medal match, but Australia’s football players are in hot water over alleged bad behaviour on a flight home.
Australia could fully vaccinate 80% of its adult population by December under a “vision” outlined by an updated Operation Covid Shield plan, released yesterday. The new timeline envisions a rapid increase in the delivery and distribution of vaccines, with drive-through vaccination clinics up and running by mid-October and workplace and retail hubs operating by the end of the year. Under the plan, Australians over 30 will be offered vaccines from September when 10m doses of AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna could be available, with those aged 16 and over included from October when the available supply jumps to 15m doses for the month, with increasing availability of Pfizer.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/aug/04/morning-mail-plan-for-retail-vaccination-hubs-biles-wins-bronze-pentagon-shooting
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