The Northern Territory reaches a significant vaccine rollout milestone, with one in four eligible people in the jurisdiction now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
One in four eligible people in the Northern Territory are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with data from health authorities showing the jurisdiction's immunisation rate is racing ahead of the national average.Almost 45 per cent of the NT's eligible population has had one doseMore than 47,000 people in the NT have now received both vaccine doses.
These figures differ slightly from the federal government's vaccine count, which says the ACT has the highest first-dose vaccination rate,NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles said she expected the strong vaccination rate to continue because of high demand for more appointments. "We're working closely with the Commonwealth around supply and we've been quite public that there will be an uptick in supply of the Pfizer vaccine in September and into the end of the year," she said.
"We're working across the community to make people understand that the vaccine is safe, it's effective, it's been rigorously tested and it is their best tool in fighting the coronavirus pandemic."
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