Australia's top health chief has dashed hopes that the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine will allow people to travel overseas this year, predicting borders will remain closed until 2022. Just weeks ago, Qantas reopened bookings for international flights and is now taking bookings for flights across its entire international network from July 1, 2021. Just weeks ago, Qantas reopened bookings for international flights and is now taking bookings for flights across its entire international network from July 1, 2021. Australia's top health chief has dashed hopes that the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine will allow people to travel overseas this year. Murphy said closing the borders was probably his most momentous decision as the nation's chief medical officer throughout the pandemic.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 18, 2021 00:27 UTC