Canberra could stay in lockdown for WEEKS after it hits 70 per cent vaccination while it waits for other states to catch up
Even if the national jab rate reaches 70 per cent, ACT may remain in lockdown
Comes after lockdown was extended by four weeks on Tuesday after 22 cases
In Canberra, more than 50 per cent of residents aged 12 and older double-dosed
By AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS and ANDREW PRENTICE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
PUBLISHED: 08:08 BST, 15 September 2021 | UPDATED: 08:10 BST, 15 September 2021
Canberra will stay in lockdown until the national vaccination average hits 70 per cent – even if the ACT achieves the feat weeks earlier.
The Australian capital is set to start opening up gradually after its lockdown, which is slated to end on October 15 following a four-week extension.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr expects the ACT to be in a strong position to start reopening gradually as national vaccination thresholds of 70 per cent from mid-October and 80 per cent from early November are reached.
He argued to end lockdown before the national average caught up would be contrary to the national reopening plan, and would be risky because so many people moved in and out of Canberra.
'We are an island jurisdiction within NSW without the capacity to have hard borders. So we also need the population that's coming into the city to be vaccinated as well,' Mr Barr told reporters on Wednesday.
'We expect restrictions to gradually change as we transition through these vaccination phases in October and November, with the caveat that they may need to be adjusted to respond to increased risk of Covid-19 spread.'
In Canberra, more than 50 per cent of residents aged 12 and older are double-dosed.
As of Wednesday, 75 per cent were partially vaccinated.
Mr Barr stuck to his guns as he sparred with reporters who noted that Canberra was projected to hit 70 per cent fully vaccinated 20 days before the national average.
However, he acknowledged that in the very unlikely scenario that NSW and Victoria's vaccination rates 'fell in a hole' and the gap became 'untenable', he would revisit the issue.
The chief minister said the ACT would soon have administered first doses to everyone who wants one.
Even if the national jab rate reaches 70 per cent, ACT may remain in lockdown
Comes after lockdown was extended by four weeks on Tuesday after 22 cases
In Canberra, more than 50 per cent of residents aged 12 and older double-dosed
By AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS and ANDREW PRENTICE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
PUBLISHED: 08:08 BST, 15 September 2021 | UPDATED: 08:10 BST, 15 September 2021
Canberra will stay in lockdown until the national vaccination average hits 70 per cent – even if the ACT achieves the feat weeks earlier.
The Australian capital is set to start opening up gradually after its lockdown, which is slated to end on October 15 following a four-week extension.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr expects the ACT to be in a strong position to start reopening gradually as national vaccination thresholds of 70 per cent from mid-October and 80 per cent from early November are reached.
He argued to end lockdown before the national average caught up would be contrary to the national reopening plan, and would be risky because so many people moved in and out of Canberra.
'We are an island jurisdiction within NSW without the capacity to have hard borders. So we also need the population that's coming into the city to be vaccinated as well,' Mr Barr told reporters on Wednesday.
'We expect restrictions to gradually change as we transition through these vaccination phases in October and November, with the caveat that they may need to be adjusted to respond to increased risk of Covid-19 spread.'
In Canberra, more than 50 per cent of residents aged 12 and older are double-dosed.
As of Wednesday, 75 per cent were partially vaccinated.
Mr Barr stuck to his guns as he sparred with reporters who noted that Canberra was projected to hit 70 per cent fully vaccinated 20 days before the national average.
However, he acknowledged that in the very unlikely scenario that NSW and Victoria's vaccination rates 'fell in a hole' and the gap became 'untenable', he would revisit the issue.
The chief minister said the ACT would soon have administered first doses to everyone who wants one.
Canberra could stay in lockdown for WEEKS after it hits 70 per cent vaccination while it waits for other states to catch up
Even if the national jab rate reaches 70 per cent, ACT may remain in lockdown
Comes after lockdown was extended by four weeks on Tuesday after 22 cases
In Canberra, more than 50 per cent of residents aged 12 and older double-dosed
By AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS and ANDREW PRENTICE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
PUBLISHED: 08:08 BST, 15 September 2021 | UPDATED: 08:10 BST, 15 September 2021
Canberra will stay in lockdown until the national vaccination average hits 70 per cent – even if the ACT achieves the feat weeks earlier.
The Australian capital is set to start opening up gradually after its lockdown, which is slated to end on October 15 following a four-week extension.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr expects the ACT to be in a strong position to start reopening gradually as national vaccination thresholds of 70 per cent from mid-October and 80 per cent from early November are reached.
He argued to end lockdown before the national average caught up would be contrary to the national reopening plan, and would be risky because so many people moved in and out of Canberra.
'We are an island jurisdiction within NSW without the capacity to have hard borders. So we also need the population that's coming into the city to be vaccinated as well,' Mr Barr told reporters on Wednesday.
'We expect restrictions to gradually change as we transition through these vaccination phases in October and November, with the caveat that they may need to be adjusted to respond to increased risk of Covid-19 spread.'
In Canberra, more than 50 per cent of residents aged 12 and older are double-dosed.
As of Wednesday, 75 per cent were partially vaccinated.
Mr Barr stuck to his guns as he sparred with reporters who noted that Canberra was projected to hit 70 per cent fully vaccinated 20 days before the national average.
However, he acknowledged that in the very unlikely scenario that NSW and Victoria's vaccination rates 'fell in a hole' and the gap became 'untenable', he would revisit the issue.
The chief minister said the ACT would soon have administered first doses to everyone who wants one.
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