COVID-19 safety measures to remain despite vaccine

Australia's acting chief medical officer has warned coronavirus public health measures will need to remain despite vaccines being rolled out.

Please keep your social distance

"Please keep your social distance" Source: Getty Images/Katrin Ray Shumakov

Michael Kidd is tempering expectations that jabs will lead to life returning to

pre-pandemic settings after the Pfizer vaccine was approved for use in

Australia.

 

The two major unknowns are whether coronavirus vaccines prevent transmission of

the virus and if booster shots will be needed each year, similar to the flu.

 

"That just reinforces for us how important it's going to be - even though we

might get the vaccine rolling out across Australia - that people still adhere to

the public health measures," Professor Kidd told ABC radio on Tuesday.

 

That means social distancing, hygiene measures and other rules, as well as

international travel restrictions, are likely to remain throughout the year.

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