Australia Set To Overtake America In COVID-19 Vaccinations

Australia is now set to surpass America’s vaccination rate thanks to increasing vaccine uptake. Even though Americans have had access to abundant vaccine supplies since January, only around 63.5% of the total population has had at least 1 dose. By comparison, around 62% of Australians have now received their first dose, despite issues with vaccine supply. And that number continues to rise quickly, soon to surpass the US.

However, despite Australia’s impressive progress, we are still ranking poorly in the OECD countries – 28th out of 38 countries. But that could change very quickly. From September 1 to September 26, our first dose vaccination rate for the whole population rose from 48% to 62%. If we see similar rates next month, we could jump to the top 10 OECD countries or higher.