Acknowledging the COVID-19 vaccine program's bumpy roll out, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the country is now on track, with one million Australians vaccinated against the disease in the last week.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he takes responsibility for the slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but that the country is now tracking well with the vaccination program.The Government expects to receive advice on a vaccination target to reopen the country within a fortnight
One million Australians received a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the past seven days, placing the country on track to offer vaccines to all Australians by the year's end, Mr Morrison said. Speaking in quarantine from the Prime Minister's residence, The Lodge, Mr Morrison acknowledged the troubles with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine."We've had our challenges with this program, we've had significant challenges with this program, as many countries have," Mr Morrison said.
A total of 10.5 million people have received a vaccination, and 14 per cent of people over 16 years of age are fully vaccinated.
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