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âWe are just not going to get anywhere near 75 to 85 per cent [the coverage level expected to confer herd immunity] without it. We still struggle with flu uptake every year,â she said.
In January the federal government announced a $31 million COVID-19 vaccines campaign budget, an additional $9 million for communications to support the phased rollout and $1.3 million for communication targeting culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
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Earlier this month, the federal government released five new advertisements featuring faces including former deputy chief medical officer Dr Nick Coatsworth and Dr Mark Wenitong â founder of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association â to coincide with the vaccine becoming available to people aged 50 and over.