‘We don’t know’: more doubt on vaccine rollout promises

Thursday March 11, 2021

Australia’s top health bureaucrat concedes it is unlikely all adults will be offered two coronavirus vaccine doses by the end of October.

Health Department secretary Brendan Murphy (Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)

The federal government last year declared a target for full vaccination to be available by the end of October.

Health Minister Greg Hunt last month said people would be offered at least a first dose after new evidence emerged about the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is more effective with a 12-week gap between jabs.

Health Department secretary Brendan…

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