Victoria has eclipsed more than three weeks without a locally acquired coronavirus case.
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According to the Department of Health and Human Services' daily update, there are three new COVID-19 cases acquired overseas that are being managed in the state's hotel quarantine system, but no locally or interstate acquired cases.
It has been 22 days since Victoria recorded its most recent locally acquired case.
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The number of active cases in the state has fallen from 31 to 27, with 14,494 test results received to midnight on January 28.
Vaccine rollout supported by ad campaign
In just a matter of weeks, the first Australians will have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
The approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration on Monday represented a major step forward in the fight against coronavirus.
While Australia is waiting for its vaccines, millions of doses of various vaccines have been distributed across other countries,
Recent figures have shown the US has rolled out more than 22 million doses of vaccines, while in the UK, almost 7 million jabs have been recorded along with almost 9 million in the EU.
With such a large demand for the vaccine, particularly in countries where death tolls are soaring, pressure is being placed on virus manufacturers to keep up.
This is partly why the vaccine rollout in Australia has been delayed from mid-February to late-February due to manufacturing delays for the Pfizer vaccine in Europe.
From Wednesday, the federal government has rolled out a $24 million advertising campaign, saying the vaccines were safe and urging Australians to get vaccinated.
The ads will be rolled out on TV, radio, print along with social and digital media.
As part of the ads, the head of the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Adjunct Professor John Skerritt is featured saying the vaccines were approved only where there was enough evidence and that they were safe to use.
Health Minister Greg Hunt has said the ad campaign will also be targeted at multicultural communities and those from different language backgrounds.
-with Andrew Brown
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