The ACT has recorded 20 new coronavirus infections, after becoming Australia's first jurisdiction to crack the 80 per cent full vaccination rate in an age group.
The ACT has recorded 20 new coronavirus infections, after becoming Australia's first jurisdiction to crack the 80 per cent full vaccination rate in an age group.
ACT chief minister Andrew Barr expects full vaccination rates for those cohorts, as well as people in their 40s, to hit 95 per cent in the coming months.But Mr Barr warns the months ahead will be difficult. "We should vaccinate 12-plus. And we should consider them in the eligible vaccination population threshold," Mr Barr said.
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