Australia is 1.6m COVID jabs away from the 70 percent first dose target, says govt | ABC News

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says eight million Australians have received their second COVID-19 vaccine.
In providing a COVID-19 vaccine update, Mr Hunt added Australia was 1.6 million first doses away from its first vaccine target of 70 per cent of eligible people getting the jab.
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