Twelve more Victorians died from the virus in the past 24 hours, the Department of Health also confirmed.About 88.8 per cent of Victorians above the age of 16 have received one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, while 68 per cent were fully vaccinated.It comes as Mr Andrews warned Victorians who chose not to be vaccinated against Covid-19 without a valid reason would face restrictions well into next year.NSW flagged a looming vaccine reprieve, with unvaccinated residents able to enjoy the same freedoms as vaccinated people from December 1.When asked if Victoria would consider a similar approach on Tuesday the Premier said he “didn’t think so”.“For example, the Grand Prix is in April, I don’t think there will be crowds at the Grand Prix made up of people who have not been double dosed,” he said.“Please don’t play the game of ‘let’s just wait this out and then we will be able to do everything we want to do’. No, that will not be the case.“If you make that choice it will be a very long wait and you will not out-wait this virus.“I’m not going to say to someone: Just wait us out, just wait for five weeks and then you will be able to go to the pub.“If you make the Judgement to not get vaccinated and you reckon you can wait out … you won’t wait out the virus, because the virus will be here for a long time and your only protection against it as being vaccinated.“This will be well into 2022.”Melbourne and parts of regional Victoria will emerge from lockdown on 11.59pm on Thursday night, with the state expected to hit its 70 per cent double vaccination rate by then.Restrictions to leave home as well as the curfew will be scrapped.There will be no travel limit within metropolitan Melbourne, but authorised travel to enter regional Victoria will still be required.Ten visitors, including dependants, will be able to visit someone’s home per day.There will also be a staggered return of grade 3 and year 11 students in metropolitan Melbourne schools from Friday.
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