Australia shouldn't ‘open up’ before we vaccinate at least 80% of the population. Here's why
- Written by Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
ShutterstockEarlier this month National Cabinet released a four-phase COVID response plan. It wasn’t so much a plan – it had no dates and no thresholds – but more a back-of-the-napkin thought bubble. It was sensible, but vague.
National Cabinet now faces the hard task of converting vagueness into a real plan. To do this it must...

















