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About 200 protesters have gathered in Melbourne's CBD to rally against the vaccine mandate. Early reports suggest police have already made at least 12 arrests as tensions mount.
Victoria's tough Covid vaccine mandate introduced on Friday could see tens of thousands of residents across the state lose their jobs if 100 per cent vaccination rates are not reached.
The supply of international products has been hit hard by a lack of ships and a nearly quadrupled increase in container costs since last year, due to the global pandemic causing chaos in major ports.
More pharmacies, drive-through clinics and state-run centres will join the vaccine rollout, as Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews extends Melbourne’s lockdown for seven days.
Share on Twitter Victoria has found an additional locally acquired COVID-19 case, hours after announcing eight new community infections on its first day out of lockdown. Health Minister Martin Foley confirmed the traffic controller at the Moonee Valley racecourse drive-through testing centre worked at least two days while infectious. The site has closed and staff has been sent home to isolate as a precaution. "We do believe there will be minimal risk," Mr Foley told reporters on Wednesday. The traffic controller was not a primary close contact of a previous case and has not been l...