Western Australia Keeps Borders Closed Due To Vaccine Inefficacy Against Omicron Transmission

WA Police inspect cars at a Border Check Point on Indian Ocean Drive north of Perth, Australia on Jun. 29, 2021. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images

Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan has unveiled the state will remain shut off from the rest of Australia due to the inefficacy of double-dose vaccination against the Omicron variant of the CCP virus and rising cases in the eastern states.

An estimated 80,000 individuals had planned to travel to WA in the first two weeks of the reopening.