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ACT s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is set to start on February 22. Here s what the timeline means for you
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Like the rest of the country, the ACT is set to start the first phase of its COVID-19 vaccination process in the coming weeks.
Locally, Canberra health authorities have been preparing to vaccinate residents in partnership with the Commonwealth.
Here s what the ACT s vaccine rollout means for you:
What is the COVID-19 vaccine?
The Pfizer vaccine has arrived in Australia.
Shoalhaven region on NSW South Coast unaffected by ACT s latest COVID-19 travel restrictions
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Canberrans who rushed back to the national capital on Sunday from the New South Wales South Coast to avoid travel restrictions have expressed anger that the changes ultimately did not affect them.
Key points:
ACT authorities say people in the Shoalhaven area of the NSW South Coast do not need to quarantine if they enter Canberra
Western Australia also reinstated its hard border with NSW from midnight Saturday. More venues have been added to a NSW Health alert list. Anyone who was at the following venues is considered a close contact and should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result:
Café Junior, Woolworths Neutral Bay Village, 1-7 Rangers Road, Neutral Bay: Sunday 13 December, 12:45pm - 2.30pm
Salon X, 86 William Street, Paddington: Wednesday 16 December, 9am - 6pm and Thursday 17 December, 9am - 8pm
Mona Vale Golf Club (bar and function room), 3 Golf Avenue, Mona Vale: Wednesday 16 December, 5pm - 10pm
Garfish Seafood Restaurant, 39 East Esplanade, Manly: Thursday 17 December, 6:45pm - 8:30pm
Which borders are open?
Not many. States and territories were unanimous in asking people not to visit. Here s what each has decided when it comes to people from Sydney and, in some cases NSW, coming to visit their regions.
All of Australia s states and territories have imposed travel restrictions on Sydney residents since the northern beaches outbreak.
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Victoria
Greater Sydney and the Central Coast have been designated as a red zone . The northern beaches are designated as a hot zone .
Only people who have visited, been in, or travelled through the green zone (the rest of NSW) can apply for a Victorian Border Crossing Permit.