Doherty Institute defends strategy for emerging from COVID-19
But rival modelling suggests opening with 80% vaccination will result in thousands of deaths
The head of the Doherty Institute says Australia can begin to ease COVID-19 restrictions when vaccination targets of 70% and 80% are hit, even if it fails to flatten the curve before then.
Australia’s planned path out of COVID-19 is based on modelling by the institute that found that, with 70% of people 16 and older fully vaccinated, some public health measures could be eased.
Contact tracing and isolation would continue but more international arrivals would be allowed, with further concessions for fully-vaccinated Australians.
Lockdowns would be “less likely, but possible”.
