Girl, 4, tests positive for coronavirus in south-east Queensland as national death toll climbs
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Victoria has released its numbers for today, and there is a slight drop, to 190.
Reported yesterday: 190 new local cases and 0 new cases acquired overseas.
- 35,464 vaccine doses were administered
- 49,548 test results were received
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A Catalyst survey in August has shown younger Australians are entering a spiral of pessimism, with nearly three-quarters of Generation Z believing our lockdowns will endure into 2022.
The survey of 1,200 Australians found that 62% of respondents believed lockdowns will continue next year – a figure that rises to 73% among “Gen Z” (those aged between 18 and 24).
The state and federal governments have led us to believe that once we get to 70% or 80% vaccination coverage, lockdowns will become a thing of the past. Our research shows that Australians just don’t believe them.
For older teenagers and young adults, who have suffered so much while spending what should be the time of their lives stuck at home, their pessimism really is palpable.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2021/sep/04/australia-covid-live-news-update-nsw-hospitals-brace-for-surge-as-queenslanders-forced-to-isolate
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