Australia news live update: two Sydney Covid patients on ventilators as NSW records 18 new cases and Qld one
by Nino Bucci (now) and Matilda Boseley (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#5KXBA)
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9.35am BST
The NSW health department says it was an error for Pfizer vaccinations to be given to private school students in Sydney who were not yet eligible under the rollout.
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9.28am BST
Unsurprisingly there are already reports doing the rounds that the NSW lockdown will be extended for at least another week, but nothing I've seen is even remotely attributed to anyone.
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