Aussie Kids Set To Get COVID-19 Vaccinations 23/07/2021

Published: July 22, 2021, 3 p.m.

Kids in Australia are set to get the jab, with the country’s drug regulator approving COVID-19 vaccinations for children as young as 12. Millions of Queenslanders are facing another week of masks and thousands will be stopped at reintroduced border checkpoints after the state government locked out all of NSW in a bid to stop the pandemic’s alarming new surge. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will attend Tokyo’s star-studded opening ceremony after a controversial public “order” from Olympic kingmaker John Coates. Turfed tenants have turned to caravans, young families are sleeping in cars, and leasing agents have been forced to cap inspections as vacancy rates creep lower across Queensland which is gripped by a rental crisis. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at couriermail.com.au. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.