Daniel Andrews reveals the date when Victoria and other states will STOP going into lockdown
- Victorian Premier said he hopes lockdowns in Australia can end from next year
- He said once majority of the population is fully vaccinated, restrictions will end
Daniel Andrews says he’s planning for lockdowns to end from next year once the majority of the Australian population is fully vaccinated.
The Victorian Premier said while restrictions such as mask wearing would likely continue, he’s hoping that from 2022 enough vaccines have been given to end harsh lockdowns around Australia.
‘Our plan – not just in Victoria but across the country – is everybody who wants to get two shots gets them by the end of the year and we start 2022 with a very different set of rules,’ he told 3AW on Tuesday morning.
Daniel Andrews says he’s planning for lockdowns to end from next year once the majority of the Australian population is fully vaccinated
‘This ends by everybody getting two jabs and then we’re able to say we’ve all done our very best to protect everyone who needs to be protected.
‘There’ll then still be from time to time masks and things of that nature but not lockdowns.’
Mr Andrews said that 75 per cent of the population being vaccinated put the country in a much stronger position to tackle the virus.
‘If 75 per cent of Australians get two jabs – 25 per cent haven’t – that’s still the equivalent of the state of Victoria not vaccinated. If it (the virus) runs through there and a percentage of people get really unwell, then that’s your hospitals full,’ he said.
More to come.