Local vaccination rates: When will your town reach 70%?

THE government has said restrictions will ease once communities reach 70 percent double vaccination rates, but access to vaccines and some hesitancy has led to varying vaccination levels across the region.

Rates of 2nd vaccinations by town on August 30:

• Scone: 40-49%
• Murrurundi: 30-39%
• Aberdeen: 30-39%
• Singleton: 20-29%
• Muswellbrook: 20-29%
• Denman: 20-29%
• Merriwa: 20-29%

Rates of 1st vaccinations by town on August 30:

• Scone: 60-69%
• Murrurundi: 60-69%
• Aberdeen: 60-69%
• Singleton: 50-59%
• Muwellbrook: 50-59%
• Denman: 50-59%
• Merriwa: 50-59%