Queensland May Keep Borders Closed Until 2022 Citing Slow Regional Vaccinations

Queensland May Keep Borders Closed Until 2022 Citing Slow Regional Vaccinations
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (right) looks on as Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young (left) speaks during a press conference at the mass COVID-19 vaccination centre at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 9, 2021. AAP Image/Darren England
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The Queensland government has cited slow vaccination uptake in some regional areas as the reason why the Australian state might not reopen its borders to interstate and international travellers until 2022.

This is despite Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk agreeing to the national cabinet’s plan to reopen the country once 80 percent vaccination coverage is achieved across both her state and the entire country.

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