So shortages are rampant despite the presence in the country of over 2 million vaccine shots. The growing supply is giving a headache to health officials who are trying to whip up enthusiasm for vaccines. ———SYDNEY — Australia’s New South Wales state has recorded 10 new deaths and 667 locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as its outbreak continues to ease. “Three weeks ago we had 1,599 cases,” state Health Minister Brad Hazzard said Sunday. The state, Australia’s second most populous, set a record of 1,488 new cases on Saturday.

Source: Daily Sun October 03, 2021 10:18 UTC