Travel from New Zealand’s South Island to reopen as quarantine-free flights with Singapore discussed

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Australians who have been stuck on New Zealand’s South Island will be able to return home without having to undergo hotel quarantine from early next week as the national vaccination rate nears 70 per cent fully immunised. covid vaccination travel

More than 95 per cent of people aged 60 and over have had one dose, and more than 80 per cent of that cohort have had second shots.Australia has also signed deals for two new COVID-19 treatments, one of which will start arriving in the country this month.

The Commonwealth has purchased 15,000 doses of the coronavirus antibody-based therapy ronapreve from Roche Products. Professor Kelly said the drug will be used to prevent severe infection, particularly among unvaccinated people who contract the virus. The first supplies are expected to be available by the end of October, pending medical regulator approval.

The Commonwealth has also secured an agreement for 500,000 courses of Pfizer’s antiviral drug, which is still undergoing clinical trials but is expected to help reduce the severity of illness in people who have contracted COVID-19. The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights.

 

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Seriously can’t travel in our own country because we plague central but let every other bastard in 🙈🙈

I can think of worst places to be 'stuck' than New Zealand. I would like to be stuck there for awhile.

Israel Singapore failed with 2 jabs! Started so called 3rd and 4th booster jabs. Africa is doing better by taking artemisinin. India and Japan started Ivermectin! Who is collecting money from the vax ? Vax is positive related with infection! Time to have alternate treatments

Each, if infected, becomes a potential manslaughter agent for anyone traced back to their viral spread.

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