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Health authorities could use âvaccine ringâ strategies to contain Melbourneâs latest COVID-19 spike, with vaccine stocks in place in case the current outbreak grows further.
Federal and state health teams earlier this year readied contingency plans for so-called vaccine rings, designed to use targeted vaccinations of key communities as part of efforts to quash growing outbreaks.
Nursing staff delivering vaccines at a mass hub in Melbourne.Â
Luis Ascui
If cases in Melbourneâs northern suburbs grow to become a significant outbreak, vaccine teams deployed by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee could move to quickly surround at-risk groups.
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