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Regional parts of Queensland may not hit the 80 per cent Covid double vaccination rate until 2022 - fuelling fears the state may still be months away from opening up to the rest of Australia.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk last week said she wanted a more 'even spread' of Covid-19 vaccination rates across the state before she would consider allowing interstate travel again.
Her stance is similar to that of Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan, who wants to shut the rest of the country out until a 90 per cent double-dose rate is achieved.
Brisbane, Noosa and Goodiwindi in the state's south-east are all forecast to hit the 80 per cent mark within the next six weeks.
But in Rockhampton in central Queensland only 64.8 per cent of the eligible population are forecast to be fully vaccinated by November 22, according to a data analysis by The Courier-Mail.
Pictured: A neighbourhood in Gladstone in central Queensland. The town may not hit an 80 per cent double dose vaccination rate until early 2022
Pictured: A pedestrian wearing a mask in Brisbane on September 28. Brisbane, Noosa and Goodiwindi are all forecast to hit 80 per cent within the next six weeks
In nearby Gladstone that figure is predicted to be only 61.7 per cent, while just 62.7 per cent are set to be fully vaccinated by that date in the Lockyer Valley west of Brisbane.
In those regional areas the 80 per cent fully vaccinated mark may not be reached until the start of 2022.
Queensland as a whole is expected to hit the 80 per cent figure by the end of November.
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