New figures have revealed how many extra vaccine doses some Aussie states received compared to others and who gets more than their fair share.
New figures have revealed exactly which states and territories are receiving more than their fair share of Pfizer and other mRNA vaccines.
Australia is racing to get its population vaccinated so that life in states like New South Wales and Victoria, which are battling Covid outbreaks, can re-open.
However, not all states have received an equal amount of doses, according to new figures released by the Australian Government.
New South Wales, which is home to 31.8 per cent of Australia’s population, and Victoria (25.9 per cent), have both received high proportions of sought-after mRNA vaccine doses, such as Pfizer, due to Covid outbreaks.
By the end of June Victoria had received 28.4 per cent of the nation’s doses, coinciding with a Kappa outbreak earlier in the year that leaked from hotel quarantine in Adelaide.
As authorities got the cases under control and Sydney began its lockdown at the end of June, vaccine supply to Victoria fell in July and August to around 25 per cent.
The supply for NSW grew by around one million doses in July and by the end of the month it had received 32.8 per cent of the nation’s supply. Another 1.5 million doses delivered in August, drove this to 33.5 per cent. Prior to July, NSW received less doses than its population would have dictated.
Meanwhile it has been the smaller states and territories such as Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory that have consistently received doses higher than would have been expected according to their population.
The ACT, which is home to 1.7 per cent of the country’s residents, had received as much as 3.4 per cent of the nation’s Pfizer supply by April, although this was still only 39,000 doses.
More than 83 per cent of the population has now received at least one dose, compared to 74 per cent Australia wide, and around 58 per cent are fully vaccinated, compared to 49 per cent nationally.
In contrast, Queensland and Western Australia have received consistently less vaccines than the proportion of their populations.
By the end of August, Queensland had only received 18.2 per cent of the nation’s Pfizer doses despite having 20.2 per cent of the population. Western Australia had only received 9.1 per cent, despite having 10.4 per cent of the population.
Vaccination rates in these states are lagging behind the national average with 62 per cent of Queenslanders having had a first dose and 43 per cent fully vaccinated.
In Western Australia, 62 per cent have received a first dose and 43 per cent are fully vaccinated.
In comparison NSW had received 33.5 per cent of Australia’s Pfizer supply by the end of August, higher than its 31.8 per cent population, while Victoria received 25.6 per cent, slightly lower than its 25.9 per cent population.
Between September and the rest of the year, doses of mRNA vaccines, which now also includes Moderna, are expected to be distributed very much in line with each state and territory’s population.
Australia has announced a roadmap for opening up once the nation hits 70 per cent of adults double dosed.
NSW looks likely to hit this target earlier than expected thanks to the speed at which people are getting vaccinated.
The state is on track to have 70 per cent of adults double dosed on Thursday, October 7, according to covidlive.com.au.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has promised to ease restrictions in Greater Sydney on the Monday after the vaccine target is reached, meaning businesses should be able to re-open on October 11.
Some of the extra freedoms promised to those who are fully vaccinated include gatherings of up to 20 people outdoors and five people indoors, the re-opening of pubs, retail and gyms, and travel around the state.
The state was previously projected to reach the target a week later, by October 18.
In contrast, Victoria’s Health Minister Martin Foley said on Friday the state was likely to miss its target of getting 80 per cent of adults vaccinated with their first dose by Sunday.
It’s expected Victoria will take another five days to reach this target, so it will probably do so mid next week.
“The more Victorians who come forward over this weekend to get vaccinated, the sooner we’ll get there,” he said.
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