![Scott Morrison met with state and territory leaders as 12 million Australians endured lockdown. Scott Morrison met with state and territory leaders as 12 million Australians endured lockdown.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-feed-data/3c18751f-11bc-441d-8c8e-2145926d6586.jpg/r0_0_800_600_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
KEY POINTS FROM NATIONAL CABINET MEETING
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* Commonwealth support payments will be immediately triggered by hotspot declarations based on the advice of the chief medical officer.
* A mental health package is being developed for locked-down Victoria.
* Work continues on what vaccination rates will be needed to get through the four steps to reopening the country.
* More pharmacies in metropolitan areas will be brought into the vaccination program when vaccine supplies allow.
* States and territories are being encouraged to use stocks of AstraZeneca to boost the vaccination program.
Australian Associated Press