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Australian Delta Outbreak Continues as Vaccination Push Ramps Up

A resident receives his vaccine at a walk-in Covid-19 vaccination center in Sydney on Aug. 7.

Photographer: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

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Australia continued its struggle to contain a delta outbreak across the nation’s east coast, with the race to increase vaccinations now key to prospects for a reduction in virus restrictions.