NSW is only days away from hitting the 70 per cent double dose vaccination figure, which will see the city begin its reopening from early next week.

And while Victoria is a few weeks behind, hospitalisation and ICU data there are showing dramatic drop offs in the percentages who are admitted.

It's yet another success story for COVID-19 vaccines, and hopefully is a sign of even better things to come.

But on today's Coronacast, if vaccines are so successful why are we hearing about more people in hospital for COVID treatment who have had a shot?

Also on today's show:

* All you questions on COVID-19 treatments answered: we talk molnupiravir and sotrovimab