Seven new coronavirus cases among repatriated Australians in quarantine in the NT
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The Northern Territory has recorded another seven cases of coronavirus all among Australians who recently arrived on Federal Government-organised repatriation flights.
Key points:
Six adults in their 20s and 30s alongside a baby boy have returned positive tests
All are in supervised quarantine after returning to Australia on repatriation flights in the past few days
They will remain in the care of specialist health teams at a designated quarantine facility
The new cases include five adults in their 20s and 30s, alongside a baby boy, who returned from Chennai, India on New Year s Day.
Australians are expected to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from mid to late February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. Mr Morrison said high-priority groups, including healthcare and quarantine workers among others, would receive the treatment first. He hoped the initial phase would start with about 80,000 inoculations a week. However, Mr Morrison said this timeline with depend on a number of factors including final approval from the Therapeutic Good Administation, and delivery of the vaccine from the supplier. He said the Pfizer vaccine would only be delivered and released once TGA approval was given, which he anticipated would occur by the end of January.
Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is likely to begin its Australian rollout sooner than expected, but Scott Morrison has warned COVID-safe practices will remain.
Australians are expected to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine from mid to late February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. Mr Morrison said high-priority groups, including healthcare and quarantine workers among others, would receive the treatment first. He hoped the initial phase would start with about 80,000 inoculations a week. However, Mr Morrison said this timeline with depend on a number of factors including final approval from the Therapeutic Good Administation, and delivery of the vaccine from the supplier. He said the Pfizer vaccine would only be delivered and released once TGA approval was given, which he anticipated would occur by the end of January.
Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is likely to begin its Australian rollout sooner than expected, but Scott Morrison has warned COVID-safe practices will remain.