The Australian state of Victoria has recorded four new positive Covid-19 cases, two being primary close contacts of existing cases, and two in an aged care facility in Melbourne.
People hoping to get vaccinated brought camping chairs to sit outside a vaccine hub in Melbourne.(Twitter) The only way through this pandemic is getting our vaccination rates up from the very low two per cent that we are at right now, to be in line with other jurisdictions around the world, which have got well over half the population fully vaccinated.
The acting premier said the way out of the pandemic relied on the majority of Victorians and Australians getting vaccinated against COVID-19. The behaviour of these anti-vaxxers, which is a tiny proportion of our community, I think, is absolutely despicable, he said.