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Australia has reached a vaccination milestone: As of Wednesday, more than 70 percent of the population over the age of 16 has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Sydney – Australia has reached a vaccination milestone: As of Wednesday, more than 70 percent of the population over the age of 16 has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. “To be precise, it’s 70.007 percent of Australians. That’s a respectable number, “said Health Secretary Greg Hunt. “This allows us to think about what else we can do to get back to some kind of Covid normal here in Australia,” said government health advisor Paul Kelly.
The government recently announced that it would gradually reopen the country’s international borders, which have been closed since March 2020, as the vaccinations progress. Initially, fully vaccinated Australian citizens and people residing in Australia should be able to travel more freely again. It is still unclear when tourists will be allowed to return to Down Under.
The authorities had largely sealed off the country from the rest of the world around a year and a half ago. Since then, many Australians have not been able to travel home because the costs for flights and quarantine were extremely high and permits were difficult to come by. Conversely, the approximately 25 million inhabitants of Australia are largely stuck in the country. In addition, extremely strict lockdowns have been imposed in just a few cases in recent months. These are now becoming increasingly unlikely, according to the government. The vaccination campaign in Australia got off to a very slow start, but then quickly gained momentum. (dpa)
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