Vaccinations the Only Way to Get Rid of Masks in the Classroom: Federal Health Minister

Vaccinations the Only Way to Get Rid of Masks in the Classroom: Federal Health Minister
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Marina Zhang
Updated:
Victoria has been encouraged by the federal Health Minister Greg Hunt to launch a mass COVID-19 vaccination program in schools to boost vaccination rates so mask mandates can be removed for students.
The state has maintained masks for students in grades three to six despite being the state with the highest vaccination rates for children aged 5 to 11 in Australia (pdf).
Marina Zhang
Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health writer for The Epoch Times, based in New York. She mainly covers stories on COVID-19 and the healthcare system and has a bachelors in biomedicine from The University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
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