Austraila's chief medical officer Professor Paul Kelly has high hopes that Australia's travel bubble with New Zealand could soon be reciprocated.
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“The implications of vaccine rollouts for border measures is something that is still being considered and it is too soon to know exactly how these will interact with each other,” said Hipkins. “But both Australia and New Zealand are actively pursuing vaccination purchase and rollout strategies and we are in close contact with each other as these progress.”
But it is considered unlikely that at least the first generation of the vaccine will prevent transmission of coronavirus, with a review commissioned by the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences finding that public health measures and management would remain crucial this year.