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Prime Minister Scott Morrison defends government’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is defending the federal government from accusations it has botched the nation’s vaccine rollout, denying they have failed the expectations of the community.
Key points:
- Scott Morrison says a problem with the supply of vaccines from overseas is biggest issue of the rollout
- He told reporters in Canberra that there was a process in place and it was doing its job
- The Federal opposition is calling for mass vaccination hubs which Mr Morrison says is not needed
Mr Morrison has been repeatedly criticised over the speed of the vaccination program, which has fallen well short of the benchmark of 4 million doses by April the Commonwealth was promoting earlier in the year.
The latest data showed 854,983 doses of the…
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