Moment Anna Palaszczuk is called out for incorrect tweet claiming the UK Government WON T allow under 40s to get AstraZeneca - as she and her under-fire chief doctor are forced to DENY they are anti-vax and fuelling vaccine fears in Australia
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has reacted to a pointed question at conference
The journalist challenged the accuracy of a post written by the Premier
Queensland announced two new Covid cases linked to previous close contacts
Premier Palaszczuk said Queensland is still not out of the woods on lockdown
Dr Jeannette Young repeated her claims regarding AstraZeneca for under 40s I do not want under 40s getting AstraZeneca, Dr Young said yesterday
NSW Health has apologised to NSW’s Customer Service Minister
Victor Dominello after he was incorrectly informed that he was a casual contact, instead of a close contact, of infected Agriculture Minister
Adam Marshall, the ABC reports. It follows Deputy Premier
John Barilaro’s scathing comments describing his state health authority’s classification system as a “lucky dip”,
The Sydney Morning Herald says. Dominello appeared at a press conference on Wednesday alongside NSW Premier
Gladys Berejiklian and chief health officer
Kerry Chant, but NSW Health says he has tested negative twice so far and posed a “low risk”. Dominello will be in isolation until July 6.
Last modified on Wed 30 Jun 2021 22.34 EDT
Queenslandâs chief health officer, Jeannette Young, has rejected concerns from fellow health experts that she âunderminedâ confidence in the national Covid vaccine program, a day after voicing strong opposition to people under 40 receiving the AstraZeneca jab.
Queensland reported two new community cases of Covid-19 on Thursday. One is linked to a known cluster and the other is a check-in worker at the Brisbane international airport, who is considered âlow riskâ to have further transmitted the virus.
South-east Queensland, Townsville, Magnetic Island and Palm Island remain in a three-day lockdown, which authorities are confident can be lifted on Friday evening.
QLD records two more local COVID-19 cases
Ms Palaszczuk said it was encouraging news for Queenslanders hoping lockdown will end at 6pm on Friday but they were not out of the woods yet. We ve still got another 24 hours to go to see what happens . and we ll update you tomorrow in relation to whether or not we can leave that lockdown, she told reporters on Thursday morning. But like I said, it is very very encouraging for us at this stage.
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Millions of people in southeast Queensland, Townsville, Magnetic Island and Palm Island are in lockdown amid four separate virus outbreaks, including three involving the more contagious Delta variant.
“We’re not out of the woods yet, we’ve got another 24 hours to go to see what happens over the next 24 hours, and we’ll update you tomorrow in relation to whether or not we can lift that lockdown,” she said on Thursday.
“But it is very, very encouraging news at this stage.”
The receptionist’s brother tested positive earlier this week but three other contacts have tested negative.
However, Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said it was too early to be confident there would not be more cases connected to the hospital receptionist.
People ride scooters at South Bank during Brisbane’s third lockdown of 2021.