COVID-19 Update: People urged to book their booster vaccine

This is your update on the Coronavirus in Australia for 3 November 2021.

Travellers arrived on the first quarantine free international flights in 590 days arrive at Sydney International Airport, Monday, November 1 2021. Source: AAP

Vaccine Roll Out

NSW Chief Medical Officer Dr Kerry Chant urges those who are 18 years or over and have received their second COVID-19 vaccine six months ago, to get their booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
Dr Chant says even those who had Astra Zeneca as the primary vaccine six months ago, they now need a Pfizer booster.
Western Australia is no longer the least vaccinated jurisdiction in the country - the Northern Territory is, with just 63.9 per cent of the population fully vaccinated.

Temporary visa holders

A
petition
calling on the government to allow temporary visa holders to leave and re-enter the country has gained over 40,000 signatures.

COVID-19 Statistics

Victoria has recorded 941 new cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths.
New South Wales has recorded 190 new cases and four deaths.

Quarantine, travel, testing clinics and pandemic disaster payment

Quarantine and testing requirements are managed and enforced by state and territory governments:

NSW

and

VIC

and

ACT

and

and

QLD

and

and

TAS

and

and

If you want to travel overseas, you may be able to apply online for an exemption.

Click here

for more information about the conditions to leave Australia. There are temporary measures for international flights that are regularly reviewed by the government and updated on the

Smart Traveller

website.