{"id":13605,"date":"2021-10-27T20:02:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T20:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=13605"},"modified":"2021-10-27T20:02:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T20:02:25","slug":"fully-vaccinated-australians-ready-for-take-off-from-1-november-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/10\/27\/fully-vaccinated-australians-ready-for-take-off-from-1-november-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Fully vaccinated Australians ready for take-off from 1 November 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fully vaccinated Australians will not require an exemption to depart Australia from 1 November 2021.
\nWith millions of Australians now fully vaccinated, and more joining them each and every day, the Morrison Government can safely welcome fully vaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents across Australia\u2019s international border in increasing numbers.
\nMinister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews said the Morrison Government was committed to easing restrictions for fully vaccinated Australians, in line with soaring vaccination rates and the National Plan to transition Australia\u2019s COVID-19 response.
\n\u201cOur first priority is Australian citizens and permanent residents and today we are delivering on that by removing restrictions on fully-vaccinated Australians travelling out of Australia. The easing of these restrictions is possible thanks to our impressive national vaccination rates, and I thank all those who have done the right thing and rolled up their sleeve,\u201d Minister Andrews said.
\n\u201cI look forward to further easing restrictions over coming weeks and months as more and more Australians become fully vaccinated. Before the end of the year, we anticipate welcoming fully vaccinated skilled workers and international students.
\n\u201cOur system of border exemptions has kept Australia free from widespread COVID transmission for more than 18 months, but as Australia\u2019s vaccination rate continues to climb, and the end of the year approaches, the Morrison Government stands ready to once more welcome a significant number of fully vaccinated people across Australia\u2019s international border.\u201d
\nMinister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, said increases in COVID-19 vaccination meant changes to the Human Biosecurity Determination on outbound international travel could now safely be made. These changes have been made on medical advice regarding the protection provided by COVID-19 vaccination for travelling Australians.
\n\u201cAustralian citizens and permanent residents who want to travel overseas, will need to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated with a TGA approved or recognised vaccine, with the second dose occurring at least seven days prior to travel. These changes will also facilitate travel by children under 12 years of age,\u201d Minister Hunt said.
\n\u201cWe want Australians to be able to reunite with their loved ones, whether it\u2019s for births, weddings or just to visit family. Vaccination is the most effective way to protect our community against COVID-19 and I\u2019d like to thank every single Australian who has come forward and received a COVID-19 vaccine, which has helped us get to this point.\u201d
\nPeople who do not meet these eligibility requirements will continue to require a travel exemption to travel overseas, and will be subject to current passenger caps and quarantine arrangements (managed by states and territories) when returning to Australia.
\nMore information can be found on the Department of Home Affairs\u00a0website<\/a>. Travellers should also familiarise themselves with state and territory quarantine arrangements.
\nNew changes to the Human Biosecurity Determinations also clarify the arrangements for incoming international travel by creating clear exemptions for medical evacuation flights and people who are \u2018persistent shedders\u2019 of the COVID-19 virus.
\nThey also simplify the pre-flight testing requirements to be three days (rather than 72 hours) and ensure that decisions on exemptions to testing are taken on the basis of recent medical advice.
\nThe Australian Government is committed to protecting all Australians from COVID-19, and balancing the desire of international visitors to come to Australia.
\nAppropriate steps to mitigate the risk of existing or emerging strains of COVID-19 must be a part of our plan to reopen Australia to the world.
\nMore information on pre-departure testing and requirements for masks during the flight is available on the Department of Health\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fully vaccinated Australians will not require an exemption to depart Australia from 1 November 2021. With millions of Australians now fully vaccinated, and more joining them each and every day, the Morrison Government can safely welcome fully vaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents across Australia\u2019s international border in increasing numbers. Minister for Home Affairs Karen … Continue reading “Fully vaccinated Australians ready for take-off from 1 November 2021”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13605\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}