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Australia still lags many other countries on vaccine rollout – but it’s catching up fast
On first doses, we’re ahead of the US and EU but lag the UK. And while 30 OECD countries are in front on the second, we’re gaining on them
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Federal health minister Greg Hunt has celebrated Australia’s vaccination rate passing that of major global powers, including the US and the EU.
“We’ve now passed the [United States], we’ve passed Israel, we’ve passed the [European Union] over the weekend, Germany and the OECD,” Hunt told RN Breakfast on Monday.
Read the original article at The Guardian