Is Australia botching the vaccine rollout?
Six million Australians are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but as of Monday, fewer than 600,000 have had it. Today on The Signal, we investigate the slow start to Australia's COVID-19 vaccine program. Featured: Dr Stephen Duckett, Health Economist & Director, Health Program, The Grattan Institute Dr Karen Price, President, Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners Editor's Note: A Statement from a spokesperson for Health Minister Greg Hunt was received after this podcast was recorded. "We have every confidence in our GPs, who in In the last week administered almost 120,000 vaccines, bringing our total number of vaccinated Australians to 541,761," said the spokesperson. "Our vaccination program to date has been successful and we are confident that everyone who wants a vaccine, will have the opportunity to be vaccinated."
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