People queue to be vaccinated at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton at the weekend.Credit:Joe Armao
Some 61.4 per cent of Victorians have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and the state is expected to beat its target of vaccinating 1 million people over a five-week period.
“We are ahead of schedule,so it looks like we will beat that,” Mr Andrews said.
There were 59,000 bookings made yesterday,including by senior students.
Case of COVID-19 at a school in Melbourne’s south-east
Authorities have detected a case of COVID-19 at Cheltenham Primary School.
Principal Bronwyn Morgan confirmed the case in a letter to parents on Monday,and said families and staff would have to stay home and limit their movements until advised otherwise.
The Health Department also identified a number ofnew exposure sites on Tuesday,including a legal office in Melbourne’s CBD and a childcare centre in Truganina that were listed as tier-1 venues.
Other tier-1 additions included a gym in Malvern and a medical centre in Armadale.
Victoria ‘plodding’ on vaccination rates:Matthew Guy
Newly appointed Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said the state was “plodding along” when it came to COVID-19 vaccination rates and that it deserved its fair share of the national vaccination stock based on a per-capita share.
He urged the Andrews government to spend more money convincing people to get the vaccine so Victoria could reach desired vaccine targets.
With Angus Livingston,Annika Smethurst and Michaela Whitbourn