Analysis: What will 70 per cent vaccination coverage mean for Australia? | rachelclun
that found restrictions could start being wound back once 70 per cent of eligible Australians – or some 14.4 million of the 20 million Australians over 16 – had received two vaccine doses.Loading
But this hinges on the assumption that 70 per cent coverage is enough to prevent the highly transmissible Delta variant from getting out of health authorities’ control. The state has requested assistance with contact tracing, and its testing capability has been stretched. So far, 46.2 per cent of NSW’s eligible population has received one dose and 23 per cent has had two.
Israel has been one of the most successful countries so far on the vaccination front, with about 62 per cent of its population fully immunised. Australia’s initial target of vaccinating 70 per cent of eligible over 16s means 56 per cent of the total population will be covered, which the modelling shows will inevitably lead to a rise in cases. The question is how long the country’s protective measures would be able to withstand the strain before a lockdown was needed.
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