Queensland premier vows to ‘stand strong’ on border controls until all children are vaccinated

Fewer than one in 1,000 infected children have entered ICU but Annastacia Palaszczuk declares under-12s need vaccine before borders reopen

The consensus among Australian leaders over the national Covid plan has fractured further with the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, warning children could be at risk if state borders reopened.

Palaszczuk, talking ahead of Friday’s national cabinet meeting, said she expected the Doherty Institute to provide updated modelling on how children would be impacted by the relaxation of border restrictions.

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Source: The Guardian