KEY POINTS FROM NATIONAL CABINET MEETING
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* Scott Morrison and state and territory leaders have discussed Sydney's COVID-19 outbreak, the vaccination program and international travel
* Consideration is being given to extend the waiting period between the first and second dose of Pfizer and shorten the period between doses of AstraZeneca, in a bid to deliver more jabs
* Scott Morrison says NSW will get extra doses of vaccine "when they are available to be provided", having already received an additional 150,000 doses earlier this month
* Transport ministers are looking at firming up the testing regime and other health requirements for truckies
* Shipping crew COVID arrangements are being reviewed
* Second part of the hotel quarantine review will be completed by the end of September by former health department boss Jane Halton
Key quote:
"I have been treating COVID-19 as a national emergency for the last almost two years and that hasn't changed in that entirety of the time we have been managing this pandemic." - Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Australian Associated Press
