Australian State of New South Wales Announces Freedoms For Vaccinated When 80 Percent Vax Target Reached

Australian State of New South Wales Announces Freedoms For Vaccinated When 80 Percent Vax Target Reached
A person looks out over the Harbour Bridge from Observatory Hill in Sydney, Australia on July 20, 2021. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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Details of the roadmap out of lockdowns for New South Wales (NSW) has been revealed, with state leaders explaining freedoms that will be available once the 80 percent COVID-19 vaccination target is reached in the state.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters that fully vaccinated individuals will be able to freely travel around the state, attend community events, and have a drink at the local pub from the first Monday after the state hits 80 percent vaccination threshold. This includes all citizens within the 12 local government areas of concern in Sydney.