Scott Morrison claimed Australia was outperforming other countries with its coronavirus vaccination rollout. Was he correct?
By RMIT ABC Fact Check
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the media in Canberra on April 12th, 2021.
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Having last year promised to put Australia at the front of the global coronavirus vaccination queue, the Federal Government now finds itself under pressure over the pace of its vaccine rollout.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison this month defended the Government s record, claiming Australia had outperformed Germany, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan at the same stage of their vaccination rollouts.
Hotel COVID-19 quarantine is not foolproof, so is it time to reconsider home quarantine for returned travellers?
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Home quarantine is not on the national agenda at the moment, but experts suggest it could be an option when vaccination rates increase.
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Since March 2020, more than 211,000 people have returned to Australia through hotel quarantine.
While some coronavirus cases have leaked out into the community in Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia, so far the outbreaks have been able to be controlled.
There were 24 cases of coronavirus in a cluster that was traced back to the Melbourne airport Holiday Inn quarantine hotel.