That's the question Scomo is asking, if not at 70% when will you open up? And apparently the States did earlier agree on a 70% target as part of some national Covid plan. The squabbling will continue on.
But now WA & QLD especially are looking inward, and not liking the high Covid numbers in NSW & VIC. WA & QLD are also the slowest states re vaccine roll out, and will be last to get to 70%.
I think a poll showed 77-80% of adult Aussies are happy to get the jab. So can see WA & QLD trying to get to that 80% level, and maybe even then having a plan to vaccinate under 16s before agreeing to open up.
Last outbreak here in SE QLD, which being Delta they did a great job to crush in only 2 weeks, got into 4-5 schools. So that's the future worry that under 16 yr old school kids if unvaccinated become super spreaders.
I'm still optimistic that by Xmas you will have a normal A League H&A season, at least for the Aussie teams. All of Australia should be very close to 80% fully vaccinated by then. Definitely players/support staff will need to be double vaccinated, with some travel rules likely (fly, bus, hotel, game, bus, hotel, fly) and maybe limited crowds.
What happens with the Nix will be in the hands of the NZ Govt. But travel exemptions (no MIQ) for fully vaccinated overseas sports teams into NZ, will definitely be being discussed later this year.
But now WA & QLD especially are looking inward, and not liking the high Covid numbers in NSW & VIC. WA & QLD are also the slowest states re vaccine roll out, and will be last to get to 70%.
I think a poll showed 77-80% of adult Aussies are happy to get the jab. So can see WA & QLD trying to get to that 80% level, and maybe even then having a plan to vaccinate under 16s before agreeing to open up.
Last outbreak here in SE QLD, which being Delta they did a great job to crush in only 2 weeks, got into 4-5 schools. So that's the future worry that under 16 yr old school kids if unvaccinated become super spreaders.
I'm still optimistic that by Xmas you will have a normal A League H&A season, at least for the Aussie teams. All of Australia should be very close to 80% fully vaccinated by then. Definitely players/support staff will need to be double vaccinated, with some travel rules likely (fly, bus, hotel, game, bus, hotel, fly) and maybe limited crowds.
What happens with the Nix will be in the hands of the NZ Govt. But travel exemptions (no MIQ) for fully vaccinated overseas sports teams into NZ, will definitely be being discussed later this year.