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Huayu News According to Newland Media, Australia's top health officials broke the Australians' dream of traveling overseas in 2021. People will not be able to travel abroad in 2021 because he predicts that the border will be closed until 2022. He believes that even if most Australians are vaccinated with the new crown vaccine, this cannot be changed.
The top health official and Deputy Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health Brendan Murphy (Brendan Murphy), the chief medical officer who urged Prime Minister Morrison to close the border in 2020, made a grim prediction.
With the first anniversary of the closure of the Australian border on February 1, Murphy now believes that whether the border can be reopened in 2021 is too early.
"I think this is a big question. I think the answer may be no,"
According to the Australian Associated Press, Murphy said that although the new crown vaccination is imminent, Australia's borders are still unlikely to open in 2021.
The biggest reason he pointed out is that
Although vaccination will prevent people from contracting the virus, we still don’t know whether it will prevent these people from spreading the virus to others.
Murphy confirmed that it is not expected to resume overseas travel in 2021. He told the ABC,
"I think we will still have a lot of border restrictions for most of 2021."
"Even if we vaccinate a lot of people, I don't know if this will prevent the spread of the virus. ."
"And it is very likely that the quarantine will continue for a while."
As recognized as the highest authority in the Australian health industry, Professor Murphy’s predictions are for thousands of travel operators, airlines and eager to see overseas The loved ones will be a serious news.
just a few weeks ago,Qantas has reopened its international flight bookings and will accept flight bookings across the entire international network from July 1, 2021. It is expected that flights to Asian destinations, including Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan will also resume operations on July 1.
But Professor Murphy's comments suggest that it is too early. "I was very cautious very early, I remember saying this to the Prime Minister-I don't want to predict the next two or three months. The world is changing. So, I think for now, we have seen the vaccine at the end of the tunnel-but only Vaccine," he said.
"Therefore, we will be as safe as possible and vaccinate as soon as possible, and then we will watch as we walk."
Professor Murphy said that closing the border may be his most important decision as chief medical officer during the pandemic .
On the other hand, Norway reported that a small number of very weak people died after being vaccinated with the new crown vaccine produced by Pfizer. Australian authorities are learning more details. The federal government is currently planning to distribute Pfizer vaccines and locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines.
The Norwegian Medicines Agency website announced that the country has found 23 elderly deaths related to Pfizer's new crown vaccine. In addition, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health website announced that many European countries, including Norway, have been notified by Pfizer to temporarily reduce vaccine supply.
The Norwegian Medicines Agency said in its announcement that 13 of the deaths have been evaluated. The cause of death may be related to adverse reactions such as fever and nausea caused by the vaccine. These adverse reactions may cause the death of frail elderly people.
The Associated Press reported that Federal Minister of Health Greg Hunt pointed out that the new situation in Norway may affect the Australian Medicines Agency (TGA) recommendations for the promotion of this vaccine in Australia.
Australia has ordered 10 million Pfizer vaccines. Hunter said he "seeks immediately" for more details.
"I contacted the Australian Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (TGA) and asked them to seek more information from Pfizer and the Norwegian medical regulatory agency."
"Foreign Minister Payne will Request the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to directly seek information from the Norwegian government."
"We are responding cautiously._P3p
Hunter said that the government’s vaccination plan to be launched in February has not changed at this stage.
According to SBS, Federal Finance Minister Josh Frydenberg said that the report from Norway emphasized How important it is to put safety first.
"That's why we did not rush. This is why we did not cut corners. "He told reporters in Melbourne. "But we do have confidence in Pfizer's vaccine. We do have confidence in AstraZeneca vaccine. _P3p
The Australian government intends to distribute Pfizer vaccines and domestically produced AstraZeneca vaccines from February.
Pfizer vaccines are reported to be 95% effective.
According to another report, the federal government’s new crown vaccine advertisements The publicity campaign will be launched in the next few weeks, and taxpayers are expected to pay 24 million Australian dollars for this.
Once the new crown vaccine has received final approval from the Australian regulator, relevant commercials recorded by the federal government will begin to appear on television screens and In the big radio station.
The federal government's new crown vaccine advertisement will be targeted at young women. This is the conclusion of a research conducted by a consultant company commissioned by the health department.
This study shows that women between 30 and 39 years old in Australia , Most likely to express concerns about the safety of the new crown vaccine.
In addition, the advertisement will also target the indigenous people and immigrant communities, to make these specific populations aware of the new crown vaccine as much as possible, and to increase the injection rate of the new crown vaccine.
Commissioned by the government The company surveyed found that four-fifths of people would choose to get the new crown vaccine. (Original title: Stern prediction: Even if the vaccine is vaccinated, it will still be difficult to open the country this year)
Source: Australia Newland Media
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