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Scott Morrison abandons target to have all Australians vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the year
The Prime Minister has abandoned all targets for the nationwide rollout of COVID-19 vaccines after new medical advice threw the program into disarray.
Key points:
- Mr Morrison said the government would no longer be setting targets for the delivery of the vaccines
- He said there were no plans to set any new targets for completing first doses
- Before the new medical advice for the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the federal government had missed every vaccination goal it had set itself
Australia’s medical experts on Thursday changed their official advice, recommending against the use of the AstraZeneca jab for people under the age of 50 because of concerns about a rare blood clotting disease.
Pfizer has now been nominated as the “preferred…
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