80% vaccination won't get us herd immunity, but it could mean safely opening international borders
- Written by: Tony Blakely, Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
ShutterstockThe first phase of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s four-stage “pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic”, announced on Friday, focuses on vaccinating as many Australians as possible, while halving the cap on international arrivals.
Morrison expects phase one, which we’re currently in, to be in place until 2022. But...
