Australian State Drops Mask Mandate at 80 Percent First Jab Rate

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk gestures as she speaks during a press conference in Brisbane, Australia, on Oct.3, 2021. Dan Peled/Getty Images

Queensland has dropped its mask mandate on Thursday after the Australian state reached its 80 percent threshold for first dose jabs.

The change means that people in the state are only required to wear face masks at airports and on planes unless they have an exemption.