I know a lot of you have been waiting to hear this news:
Check the thread for more info, but from 7am tomorrow, all Victorians over 16 will be eligible to book an appointment to be vaccinated at state vaccine centres.
Here's the details:
From tomorrow, 16 to 59 year olds will be eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, 18 to 59 year olds will also be eligible for the AstraZeneca, and Victorians 60 and over will still receive the Astra Zeneca.
At 7am tomorrow morning appointments will be available for anyone aged 16 and over at coronavirus.vic.gov.au or by phoning the Coronavirus Hotline on 1800 675 398.
I'm going to be upfront: this change means that about 2m more Victorians are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine - and supply is still a challenge. There are only 450,000 first dose bookings available for Pfizer. We'll be adding more appointments every day as we get more supply.
That means the advice of the Chief Health Officer - that the best vaccine you can get is the one you can get today - is truer than ever. We've got plenty of Astra Zeneca and Victorians between 18 and 59 can choose to get that vaccine if you want to get vaccinated sooner.
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Just wanted to give everyone an update. Thanks to the best of care, I’m making slow and steady progress.
A couple of weeks ago when I started daily walks, I could only manage about 15 minutes – now I’m out for almost an hour.
My physio is also going well, but it’s clear I won’t be able to return to work before the State Budget in May. The good news is my team of specialists are confident that I will be back in June.
You only get one chance to properly recover from serious injuries and while it’s frustrating to be away from work, there is no alternative.
We just have to wait until the ribs and spinal fracture have properly healed.
This is the news no one wants to hear – but it's important.
We always knew there would be cases and clusters. We have plans and systems in place to deal with precisely this scenario – and those are already well underway.
But I just wanted to give everyone a quick update and make sure you've all got the most up-to-date info – and what will change as a result:
As of this afternoon, there are 8 locally acquired cases in Victoria.
All 8 are safely isolating, as are their close contacts.
The public health team worked through the night to track their movements and get a list of exposure sites together.
This is live on the DHHS website and will be updated frequently, so please take a couple of minutes to have a look.
This is a little message for all the Year 12 students getting their results today:
Completing your VCE or VCAL is a major achievement in any year. But no one should underestimate just how big an accomplishment it was in 2020.
And to get through it while separated from your teachers & your mates – well, that's truly impressive.
Don't worry if today's not your day. If your score's not what you'd hoped, remember there are plenty of opportunities. Plenty of options & pathways to get where you want to go.
You'll look back on 2020 – maybe now, maybe years from now – and realise that what you learned was more than English or economics.
You learned just how determined you really are. Just how strong you could be.