Four of the five people being treated in ACT intensive care units with COVID-19 are not fully vaccinated, prompting fresh encouragement for people to take up vaccinations amid increasing pressure on the territory's health system.
The territory's hospitals are working to manage significant staff shortages, with a large number of staff forced into isolation as a result of coronavirus infections and exposure.
More than 4 per cent of Canberra Health Services staff are currently in isolation and unable to come to work, which has added significant strain to the health system.
