COVID-19 | Sydney reports worst day of its current outbreak
The Hindu
People in Sydney urged not to wait the optimal 12 weeks before getting their second AstraZeneca dose.
Australia's most populous state is reporting the worst day of its outbreak of the delta variant, with a record 262 new local infections and five deaths from COVID-19. New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Thursday, August 4, 2021, that four of the dead had not been vaccinated and that one had received a single dose of AstraZeneca in late May. Australian authorities have urged people in Sydney not to wait the optimal 12 weeks before getting their second AstraZeneca dose.
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