Australia steps up COVID-19 vaccine roll-out as bookings for children begin

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SYDNEY: Australia will expand its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Monday (Sep 13) to include around 1 million children aged 12 to 15 as it secures additional supplies in a bid to step up the pace of its inoculation amid a surge in infections. The country is scrambling to control a third wave of the coro

Lieutenant General John Frewen, head of the vaccination task force, said there would be enough vaccines from the middle of October to fully vaccinate every eligible person.

From Monday, five people will be allowed to meet outside while members from the same family in Sydney's 12 hardest hit suburbs can gather outside for two hours.

 

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