The governments of the two states at the centre of the current outbreak, New South Wales and Victoria, are also those at the forefront of the profit-driven campaign to “reopen the economy.”
Governments are continuing to insist that the population must “learn to live” with the deadly virus, while facing a deepening political crisis stemming from the rise in infections and deaths.
The spread of the virus across Australia’s most-populous state is the direct consequence of the pro-business policies pursued by the country’s governments, which have subordinated public health to private profit.
Construction of the Illawarra Shoalhaven mass COVID-19 vaccination centre is in its final stages, with the Wollongong CBD facility set to open its doors.