Daily COVID numbers have dipped in the NSW and ACT today, but authorities have warned it's too early to identify a downward trend.
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NSW recorded fewer than 1000 daily cases for the first time since August 27, while Canberra posted its smallest daily total since August 15, with just seven new cases detected.
Meanwhile, children aged 12-15 can book Pfizer jabs at ACT government clinics from this week, but Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said appointments will start from mid-October.
Parents may get their kids vaccinated faster through GPs and pharmacies offering the Moderna vaccine, which will begin arriving this week.
The ACT will start reporting vaccination coverage for its over-12 population, rather than over-16s from today.
Meantime, the Barr government is still pushing for concrete answers on whether the ACT has been short-changed of Pfizer supplies for the month of October, after the Chief Minister revealed that it had received fewer doses for the month.
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