Vaccine taskforce makes recommendation on jab for under-50s – as it happened

PM provides vaccine rollout update after meeting to discuss possible blood clotting link; NSW to keep border open to NZ despite new Auckland Covid case. This blog is now closed

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11.50am BST

For the second time, we'll leave it there for today. Thanks for tuning in.

Here are today's main developments.

11.44am BST

Before I leave you, here is a press release from Scott Morrison and Greg Hunt:

Earlier this evening the Australian government received advice from the vaccine expert taskforce, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (Atagi).

The detail of that advice is attached.