This is obviously a very simple estimate of the time it might take, and will change as the vaccination rate increases or decrease.Ĭumulative total of Australian coronavirus covid-19 cases state by state and territory update ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia Here, you can see when we might be able to achieve these targets, based on the weekly average of first doses administered, then taking the most recent interval between first and second doses, and adding this to the date of the first dose targets. The federal government has also set double dose vaccination targets of 70% and 80% of the population aged 16 and over as the thresholds for phase B and phase C of its ‘ National Plan to transition Australia’s National COVID-19 Response’ – essentially when it expects restrictions to ease, with reduced lockdowns and opening up of borders.
The most recent target from the government is in its Operation Covid Shield document, which suggests vaccinating 80% of the population aged 16 and over should be possible by December. Since then, goals, targets and “horizons” have come and gone. The government was initially hoping to have 4 million people vaccinated by March and the entire country inoculated by October.
One of the biggest logistical exercises in Australia’s history, the delivery of coronavirus vaccines to more than 20 million people has begun. Vaccine rollout: national and state progress