Doctors have thrown their support behind linking vaccine certificates to greater freedoms in a bid to drive up jab rates.
People with two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca now have digital access to immunisation proof through their Medicare account.
But Dr Khorshid said freedom incentives should not be provided until people had equal access to vaccines. Government Services Minister Linda Reynolds said the new record would make it simple for people to show their vaccination status. He said hospitals were already"bursting at the seams", with ambulance ramping prevalent around the country.READ MORE
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