Over half a million Australians vaccinated including 82,000 aged care residents

Over 82,000 aged care residents have now been vaccinated as Australia’s vaccination total hits 541,000. Health Minister Greg Hunt said Australia can only be “fully protected once we are vaccinated” and after nations across the globe are vaccinated. He pointed to the ongoing COVID outbreaks across the world as the number of global cases grows by around 500,000 a day. As part of Australia’s ongoing rollout, 82,500 aged care residents have been vaccinated across over 795 facilities. Over 259,000 vaccines in the past week has also brought Australia’s total national vaccinations to 541,761 as the nation’s GPs continue their rollout program.

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