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October, with Premier Daniel Andrews announcing an easing of restrictions. Labor Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing applauded locals for “rolling up their sleeve to get the job done”, but urged those yet to get the jab to get their shot as soon as they could. “People from all corners of the Valley have come out in their thousands to get tested and vaccinated,” Ms Shing said. “And we are now gaining ground on
the vaccination rates of other LGAs which shows just how determined we are to get back to doing the things we love, and seeing the people we’ve missed.” More than 120,000 doses were administered in Gippsland community vaccination hubs last week, including 1000 Moderna jabs available to anyone over the age of 12.
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LATROBE City has cracked well over the national vaccine targets with more than 85 per cent of residents receiving their first COVID-19 vaccination and 55 per cent second dose. However, Latrobe City is still lagging behind other Gippsland municipalities, which are hovering over the 90 per cent vaccination mark. The latest data reveals that Bass Coast
shire is leading Gippsland council area vaccination rates with 95 per cent first and 70 per cent second doses. It is followed by East Gippsland Shire on 92.8 per cent first and 69.3 per cent second, South Gippsland on 91.8 per cent first and 66.2 per cent second, Baw Baw on 91 per cent first and 62.7 second and Wellington on 89.6 per cent first and 65.4 per cent second jab. It comes as Victoria is set to hit 70 per cent double jab targets earlier than late
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