In a late alert on Friday evening, the Health Department said the details of the 20 locations had been urgently added to the state’s growing list of exposure sites and that it was working with the person’s employer to track down contacts.
It comes after health authorities identified five bars and pubs as being exposure sites of significant concern when revealing a new COVID-19 case in Melbourne had caught the virus on a night out.
“If you have been to those locations you have been out partying with somebody who was COVID-positive at the same time, with you in that space,” COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar said on Friday. People who were at the venues should get tested and isolate, he said.
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Today marks a major milestone in Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout as the biggest cohort so far in the population becomes eligible for their first and second doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
If you’re a Victorian, here’s everything you need to know about vaccines available today.
Who can get it?
Leigh Henningham gives the thumb’s up at the mass vaccination site at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Before today, only Australians in category 1a and 1b were able to get vaccinated. That included quarantine and border workers, healthcare staff, those working in aged care and disability care settings, aged care and disability care residents, household contacts of quarantine and border workers, all people over age 70, all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 years and over, and any adults with an underlying medical condition or significant disability.
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Premium Content The next stage of the Federal Government s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is here, with up to 15.8 million doses expected to be given under the latest phase. The fast-tracked phase 2a is part of the government s bid to reset the rollout - which has faced criticism for its slow pace and missing vaccination targets - and get more jabs into people s arms. Here s what you need to know:
WHO IS NOW ELIGIBLE? Phase 2a makes COVID-19 vaccines available to those aged 50 and over. National Cabinet has also agreed that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 18-49 years remain in the 2a cohort once this phase commences.
News by David Aidone
Premium Content The next stage of the Federal Government s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is here, with up to 15.8 million doses expected to be given under the latest phase. The fast-tracked phase 2a is part of the government s bid to reset the rollout - which has faced criticism for its slow pace and missing vaccination targets - and get more jabs into people s arms. Here s what you need to know:
WHO IS NOW ELIGIBLE? Phase 2a makes COVID-19 vaccines available to those aged 50 and over. National Cabinet has also agreed that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged 18-49 years remain in the 2a cohort once this phase commences.
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