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| Autor: | ritcha [ Mo 26. Jul 2021, 04:58 ] |
| Betreff des Beitrags: | What's gone wrong with Australia's vaccine rollout? |
Australia has been one of the world's success stories in its fight against Covid-19, but frustration surrounds its delayed vaccination rollout. The country has been slower than most others to immunise its population, with some high-risk groups crying out for protection. While progress has recently accelerated, roughly 3% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Supply shortages and mismanagement have been blamed for the delays. Now, the government faces fresh supply pressure after it raised the recommended age for the AstraZeneca jab to people over 60. Right now, AstraZeneca is the main component of the country's immunisation programme. Vaccine hesitancy in some pockets of the community has also risen even as the pace of the rollout has picked up in recent weeks and reached daily records. Steps have been taken to speed up the rollout, such as mass immunisation hubs. Yet the government is seeing its success so far in battling Covid tarnished by its sluggish vaccination effort. How many Australians have been vaccinated? The rollout began in February and so far 6.1 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide. Around 3% of the population has been fully vaccinated, according to data from John Hopkins University. After initially saying all Australians would be fully vaccinated by October, the government kept pushing its timeline. Now, it's scrapped its target altogether. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said given the "many uncertainties involved" it was no longer possible to set an end-of-year vaccination goal. It has said all adults will be able to receive at least one dose by end 2021. The government has ramped up efforts to immunise more people by improving access to vaccines and lowering the age requirements for eligibility. Doses are currently being offered to people over 40. Other eligible groups include frontline health workers, emergency services workers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over 16, and people with underlying health conditions. Read news continuously: ดาวน์โหลดjoker |
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