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‘Vaccine ring’ could be activated if Melbourne outbreak grows

Tom McIlroy

Health authorities could use “vaccine ring” strategies to contain Melbourne’s latest COVID-19 spike, with vaccine stocks in place in case the current outbreak grows further.

Federal and state health teams earlier this year readied contingency plans for so-called vaccine rings, designed to use targeted vaccinations of key communities as part of efforts to quash growing outbreaks.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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