FOCUS: Australia's slow vaccine rollout threatens early pandemic successes

Australia has been regarded as one of the world's success stories in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, but mixed messaging and a sluggish vaccine rollout has caused widespread frustration and confusion.With only 11 percent of the population fully vaccinated despite a recent ramp-up, Australia sits at the bottom among the 38 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, falling behind countries such as Japan, the United States and Britain.As countries around the world begin to open up and ease restrictions thanks to high rates of vaccination, Australians continue to…READ FULL ARTICLE