Australia Imposes 70, 80 Percent Vaccination Targets to Reopen, Lift Restrictions

Australia Imposes 70, 80 Percent Vaccination Targets to Reopen, Lift Restrictions
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a news conference in Paris, France, on June 15, 2021. Pascal Rossignol/Reuters
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The Australian government has revealed COVID-19 vaccination targets for the country to ease its restrictions, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcing that 80 percent of the population must be vaccinated before the country starts further reopening its international borders.

Meanwhile, 70 percent of Australians aged over 16 must be fully vaccinated before stay-at-home orders and related restrictions can have a chance to be lifted.

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