• Reuters Staff
• 08 Mar, 2021

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he remained optimistic the country’s COVID-19 vaccination drive would finish on time by October despite initial delays as it reported zero new local cases for the 11th straight day on Tuesday. Australia began mass inoculation for its 25 million population on Feb. 22 but missed its targets in the first two weeks as the pace of vaccination slowed after two elderly people were inadvertently given four times the recommended dose.
Read more...