Sunday 8 August 2021

Morning mail: Moderna rollout, arigato Tokyo, climate peril

Monday: Australia is to receive its first million doses of the vaccine next month. Plus: landmark IPCC report to be released today

Good morning! The Moderna Covid vaccine will be available to Australians from mid-September. The Olympic Games are over and Australian athletes are bringing home 46 medals, including 17 gold. As wildfires rage across California, Siberia and Greece, climate scientists are to issue a stark warning about global heating threat in a landmark IPCC report.

The first million doses of Moderna will be available in Australia from midway through next month. The Victorian government has announced it will make AstraZeneca available to people aged 18 to 39 at nine of its state-run clinics and will set up Australia’s first drive-through vaccination hub. The Business Council of Australia has said state governments, not employers, should step up and mandate vaccinations for some high-risk workers after the prime minister declared last week mandating jabs would be left to business.

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