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Karvelas: You say there is a message in this News poll and it’s been a summer of frustration for many people over the lack of rapid antigen tests, the food shortages in supermarkets, the high death toll from Omicron; a lot of this can be [chalked up] to poor planning by your government.
Why would voters give you another chance at the election in May? Frydenberg: Look at the key numbers in response to this pandemic where we are now with our vaccination rates at over 95% single dose and more than 93% double dose. The rollout of the booster programme that has already gone to more than two-thirds of the people who are eligible. Schools are now are reopening, more than 4 million students over the next two weeks going back to school in a Covid safe way.
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