19 Aug 2021

Vaccine blitz underway in NSW as state records worst day

From First Up, 5:07 am on 19 August 2021

We begin in Australia where a vaccine blitz is underway across New South Wales as the state recorded its worst day of the pandemic yet, with 633 new infections and three deaths yesterday. Premier Gladys Berejiklian is under fire over her handling of the crisis, with critics saying the lockdown should have been stricter and quicker ... with comparisons made with New Zealand. Last night Nathan Rarere spoke with the ABC's Gavin Coote.