Victoria commits $50m to make mRNA coronavirus vaccine – as it happened

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• Victoria plans to domestically manufacture mRNA vaccines
• Aged care workers relying on spare vaccines and confusing advice
• Australia should consider giving more AstraZeneca vaccine to PNG
• Delayed vaccine rollout a life and death matter for some stranded overseas
• Fewer than 7% of disability care residents have received Covid jab

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That is where we will leave the blog for Wednesday. Thanks for following along. Here's what made the news today:

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The government has closed a loophole that would have allowed Australians to use New Zealand as a stepping stone to travelling to another country following the opening of the Trans Tasman travel bubble.

On Monday, health minister Greg Hunt amended the biosecurity legislation to specify that Australians could not go to any country other than New Zealand. Unlike Australia, New Zealand does not have an outbound travel ban.

Travellers should be aware that international travel to any other country, except New Zealand, continues to pose a significant risk to public health, and for that reason outgoing travel to other countries remains restricted.

Australians considering travel outside of Australia or New Zealand are still required to apply for an exemption from the outgoing travel restrictions through ABF, and ensure they review the information available on Smartraveller relevant to their destination."