Coronavirus Australia live update: Scott Morrison announces 20m more Pfizer vaccine doses after problems with AstraZeneca-led rollout

Vaccine rollout faces delays as authorities scramble to secure alternatives to AstraZeneca such as Pfizer for under-50s over blood clot fears. Follow updates liveAustralia issues blood clot warning for AstraZeneca vaccine for under-50sAged care nurses still in the dark about promised ‘pop-up’ vaccination hubsFollow our global coronavirus live blog6.37amBSTA drunk and drugged driver who killed four children after mowing them down on a Sydney footpath has been jailed for at least 21 years.Samuel William Davidson was driving erratically and speeding when he struck Veronique Sakr, 11, and her cousins, Sienna Abdallah, eight, and her siblings Angelina, 12, and Antony, 13.Related:Oatlands crash: drunk and drugged driver who killed four children sentenced to 21 years ’ jail6.25amBSTAnother update regarding Western Australia ’s border arrangements with Queensland.Subject to no further community cases, Queensland will transition to ‘very low risk’ from 12.01am on Monday, 19 April. Under this change, arrivals from Queensland will no longer be required to self-quarantine for 14 days on arrival in WA.Subject to no further community cases, Queensland will transition to ‘very low risk’ from 12.01am on Monday, 19 April 2021.Under this change, arrivals from Queensland will no longer be required to self-quarantine for 14 days on arrival in WA.pic.twitter.com/2kxgS5Atn5Continue reading...
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