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12.04am BST
The Doherty Institute modelling continues to be front-and-centre of public debate this morning.
Sabra Lane interviewed the federal health minister, Greg Hunt, on the ABC’s AM program. She asked him about the institute’s prediction that opening up at 70% vaccine coverage of the adult population and with “partial public health measures” in place would lead to 385,983 symptomatic cases and 1,457 deaths over six months.
12.01am BST
Scott Morrison, continuing his round of morning interviews, is on 3AW.
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