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AM bulletin 18 December 2021

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In this bulletin, Health officials say there will be enough booster vaccines to meet demand when children become eligible to receive the vaccine; Several European countries set to impose further travel and social restrictions amid escalating cases of COVID-19; And in sport, Australian tennis players Ash Barty and Dylan Alcott crowned as joint Newcombe Medal winners.

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