Australia Vaccination Rate Reaches 80 Percent

Students wait to receive the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 at Qudos Arena, in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 9, 2021 Dean Lewins-Pool/Getty Images

Australia has officially reached 80 percent full vaccination against COVID-19, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced.

Morrison said a further nine percent of the population aged 16 or over has also received a first vaccine dose although inoculation levels vary from state to state.