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Vaccine program to open for Australians under 40 as rollout hits key milestone
It is understood Scott Morrison did not advise state and territory leaders of the decision to make 16-39-year-olds officially eligible from 30 August before the announcement
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The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has announced that all Australians aged over 16 will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccination from 30 August, officially opening the program to an extra 8.6 million people.
The federal cabinet signed off on the new measure on Thursday as the country reached a milestone of more than half of Australians aged over 16 receiving a first dose of a vaccine and a new record day of 309,010 doses administered.
Read the original article at The Guardian