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How long will the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccinations remain protective against COVID-19?
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The Federal Government plans to start distributing COVID-19 vaccines next week.
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The Pfizer option will be given to priority groups (which includes quarantine workers and people living in aged care facilities) but most Australians will get the yet-to-be-approved Oxford-AstraZeneca jab.
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Here s what we know and don t know about how long the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines will protect us after we ve been inoculated.
Mr Morrison said on Friday that moving hotel quarantine to regional areas would only create âanother set of risks. Youâve got transfer risks. Youâve got a workforce that you have to have in place in those situations. Youâre further away from major, big hospitals.â
But Professor Toole said the federal government should consider building regional quarantine facilities, and Victorian locations could include Avalon Airport, Ballarat and Bendigo. He warned this would be a time-consuming and expensive exercise.
âWeâre not China, we canât build these things in three days, it takes months.â
In the meantime, he said, the priority should be on improving hotel quarantine. He urged authorities to engage with occupational hygienists and ventilation engineers to better understand how air moved in hotels, and said daily COVID-19 tests should also be considered for guests. Guests are currently tested on day three and day 11 of their 14-day stay.
Australian athletes continue preparations for Tokyo Games as the IOC reveals their playbook for a COVID-safe Olympics
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FebFebruary 2021 at 6:58pm
Despite the rumours of a cancellation and another wave of COVID in Japan, these Aussie athletes are still committed in their preparation for the Tokyo Olympics, scheduled for July 2021.
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The IOC has revealed the first version of a playbook that explains how they will be keeping athletes, officials and locals safe from COVID
Australian athletes are still preparing for the Games as the IOC insists the Tokyo Olympics will go on
But there are questions around whether they should be happening at all in a country that s recording thousands of COVID cases a day