International borders might not open even if whole country is vaccinated

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Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt has refused to guarantee Australia’s borders will open even if the whole country has been vaccinated against COVID-19. The borders have been shut since March 2020 and will remain closed until at least the middle of June.

Mr Hunt suggested at a news conference in Canberra yesterday (Tuesday) the international border closures could last much longer and stay in place even if the entire population had been vaccinated against the coronavirus.

“Vaccination alone is no guarantee that you can open up,” Mr Hunt said.

“If the whole country were vaccinated, you couldn’t just open the borders.

“We still have to look at a series of different factors: transmission, longevity [of vaccine protection] and the global impact - and those are factors which the world is learning about,” he said………

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/...-is-vaccinated-greg-hunt-20210413-p57ixi.html
 

Becky1951 said:
Finally someone who makes sense. He is being cautious and not jumping in to open up until more knowledge is known and proven safe to do so.
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For those of us who are retired, easy to say. For those who are dependent on travel/hospitality industries to thrive so they can get a job, choice isn't so easy.
 


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