Law firms in Australia are encouraging their staff to get COVID-19 vaccinations but are stopping short of mandating them.

Australia is racing to vaccinate people as quickly as it can, as large parts of the country remain in lockdown due to a second wave outbreak of the delta variant of the virus. New South Wales, the country’s most populous state, whose capital is Sydney, hit a daily record of 356 infections earlier this week as case numbers and deaths continue to rise.