Australia COVID-19 pandemic panel backs reopening plans amid Delta variant surge

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SYDNEY: Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70 per cent to 80 per cent vaccination levels, the government\u0027s pandemic modelling adviser said, even as some states hinted they may not ease border curbs if Sydney fails to control its Delta outbreak. The Melbourne-based

SYDNEY: Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70 per cent to 80 per cent vaccination levels, the government's pandemic modelling adviser said, even as some states hinted they may not ease border curbs if Sydney fails to control its Delta outbreak.

"This level of vaccination will make it easier to live with the virus, as we do with other viruses such as the flu," it said in a statement late on Monday."Once we reach 70 per cent vaccine coverage, opening up at tens or hundreds of cases nationally per day is possible." But Queensland and Western Australia states flagged they may not stick with the agreement as it was framed when case numbers in Sydney were much lower.

"It doesn't matter whether it's 30 cases or 800 cases, the conclusions are the same, and that's what the Doherty Institute said ... we can do this safely and we do need to do it," Morrison told Nine News on Tuesday.

 

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you can reopen.but it's not a one & done vaccine. data shows it's only good for 3 mths. thus vaccination license shld b 3months b4 considered as unvaccinated. 4 jabs a yr. if not it's record infections again & again like Israel & UK etc highly vax countries

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