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The coronavirus vaccination message has been further cemented over the weekend as NSW faced another outbreak and Queensland reported a case in the community.
Many have been concerned by the change in Astra Zeneca protocol with many surging towards the Pfizer vaccine or retreating back into vaccine hesitancy.
But the experts and scientists are singing off the same song sheet, the virus itself has to be stopped by the vaccine.
We saw coronavirus shut down whole sections of Sydney over the weekend.
Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre was deemed a hot spot on Saturday. This shopping centre is bigger than most regional towns.
Australia has to figure out how to live with COVID-19, that's why ACM, the publisher of Voice of Real Australia launched the VaxTheNation campaign calling for all eligible Australians to get vaccinated.
People on the South Coast are on high alert after a COVID positive case travelled through the region.
Thousands of people are isolating, waiting on results or for their fortnight to finish.
Sydneysiders have dusted off their masks and states are starting to close their borders to the hot spots as cases rise.
As of Monday morning there were six confirmed cases in NSW which has left people in the city and further afield sitting on the edge of their seats.
Stress and anxiety that could be eased or even alleviated once we're vaccinated.
Think about it.
And if the jury is still out have a read of this story from Newcastle Herald journalist Michael Parris who got vaccinated to protect his elderly parents. Or read this editorial from Illawarra Mercury Editor Julian O'Brien who says we all have a part to play in a return to some sort of normality.
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