Australian Health Secretary Says Ongoing Vaccine Mandates ‘Unjustified’

Australian Health Secretary Says Ongoing Vaccine Mandates ‘Unjustified’
A nurse prepares a COVID-19 vaccine in Sydney, Australia on Oct. 3, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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The secretary of the Australian federal Department of Health, Professor Brendan Murphy, has called the continuation of vaccine mandates in Australia unjustified.

Despite the removal of top-level vaccine mandates by state governments, the public health orders still remain across government departments and parts of the private sector.

Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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