Within two months every state and territory could be completely free of lockdowns as more Australians get vaccinated for Covid, experts have revealed.
On Friday 163,000 people across the country turned out to vaccinations centres and rolled up their sleeve for the jab - marking a new daily record.
Deakin University s chair in epidemiology Professor Catherine Bennett said the numbers were a heartening signal that an end to restrictions were in sight.
She explained once about a third of Australians are fully vaccinated - that is have had both the initial and follow up vaccine shots - then lockdowns would not be needed.
NSW COVID: Glimmer of hope with new Sydney COVID cases expected to decline
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A startling graph showing how the Bondi cluster has compared to other outbreaks in New South Wales and why there s a glimmer of hope the lockdown could be ended after two weeks.
The Bondi cluster grew to 141 cases on Tuesday, with numbers likely to rise to over 151 - the peak of the Northern Beaches cluster over the Christmas break last year.
Deakin University s chair of epidemiology Professor Catherine Bennett said high testing rates, which peaked at 67,000 tests on Tuesday, as well as lockdown have helped contain the spread of the current outbreak.
A graph outlining all Covid outbreaks in New South Wales showed each cluster has had the same or similar duration from discovery to ending.
Sydney COVID outbreak fundamentally under control , experts say
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