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Archive for October 13th, 2021
Vax rollout concerns for remote parts of NT
The Northern Territory Chief Minister says the vaccine rollout has been “mugged” by misinformation as the Chief Health Officer warns of a worst-case outbreak. October 13, 2021 Shipping containers and meatworks could be used as mass mortuaries in a worst-case scenario COVID-19 outbreak in the Northern Territory, Chief Health Officer Hugh Heggie says. The warning comes […]
NT delays stage three of national plan
The Northern Territory has delayed implementing stage three of the national plan to ease border and travel restrictions as the COVID vaccination rollout lags. October 13, 2021 The Northern Territory has delayed joining the national plan to ease border and travel restrictions as the COVID-19 vaccination rollout lags in remote areas. The territory had hoped […]
Vax rollout ‘mugged’ in remote parts of NT
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been “mugged” by misinformation in some remote Indigenous communities, Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner says. October 13, 2021 The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been “mugged” by misinformation in some remote Northern Territory Aboriginal communities, Chief Minister Michael Gunner says. Poor vaccination uptake data where the commonwealth is managing the […]
Unvaccinated NT workers face $5000 fines
Most Northern Territory workers will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Christmas Eve or face $5000 fines and being blocked from their workplaces. October 13, 2021 Tens of thousands of Northern Territory workers could be fined or blocked from their workplaces unless they get vaccinated against COVID-19. The new health directive makes it […]
Vax rates below 10pc in some parts of NT
Dozens of remote Northern Territory communities could have COVID-19 vaccination rates below 80 per cent when travel and border restrictions ease October 13, 2021 Dozens of remote Aboriginal communities are likely to have COVID-19 vaccination rates below the benchmarked 80 per cent when the Northern Territory becomes part of a national plan to ease border […]