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AstraZeneca offered to under 40s at vaccination hubs as inoculation rates climb across Australia From today, the NSW government has opened vaccination hubs to give any adult under 40 the AstraZeneca vaccine as the state continues to battle a Delta outbreak. Over 200,000 Australians received a COVID-19 shot on Thursday. David WuDigital Reporter July 30, 2021 - 7:40AM Vaccination hubs and pharmacies will be accepting walk-ins and bookings from any adult under the age of 40 as the NSW state government ramps up the vaccine program. There has been a growing demand for the Pfizer and now AstraZenec...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says National Cabinet has agreed in principle on vaccine targets for Australia's path out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Morrison said 70 per cent of eligible people need to be vaccinated to get to the next phase under the four-part plan he outlined last month. Australia will move into phase B when 70 per cent of the eligible population is double-dose vaccinated and phase C at 80 per cent. READ MORE: Scott Morrison outlined the vaccination plan after a meeting of National Cabinet.(Nine) While he refused to set timelines, he indicated the 70 per cent could be hit be...

Gladys Berejiklian announces record 177 COVID cases, confirms Greater Sydney's lockdown will be extended NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she is "upset and frustrated" local coronavirus cases have struggled to drop this week - with 177 cases recorded on Wednesday and one death - as she announced lockdown would be lengthened for a further four weeks. Zoe ZaczekDigital Reporter July 28, 2021 - 11:00AM New South Wales has recorded 177 local coronavirus cases  – a new record in the state’s latest outbreak – and an additional death as Greater Sydney’s lockdown is extended for a further...

Gladys Berejiklian announces new record in NSW's latest coronavirus outbreak, with 172 local cases New South Wales recorded 172 coronavirus cases on Tuesday as officials seek to create a roadmap out of Greater Sydney's lockdown, which was brought in on June 26 to control the spread of the highly contagious Delta strain.  Zoe ZaczekDigital Reporter July 27, 2021 - 10:30AM New South Wales has recorded 172 local COVID cases – a new record in the state’s latest outbreak – including 60 infectious in the community. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the outbreak is shifting from south-west Sydn...

Share on Twitter New South Wales has recorded 112 new local COVID-19 cases with at least 46 in the community for all or part of their infectious period. The state also recorded four overseas acquired cases from more than 46,000 tests on Monday, as the government announced it was making changes to the vaccination rollout. There are 63 COVID-19 patients currently in hospital, with 18 in intensive care and four on ventilators. Of those admitted to hospital, 25 are under the age of 55 and 14 are under the age of 35. Of the people in ICU, one is in their 20s, one in their 30s, one in t...