Covid-19 vaccination rates are set to rise exponentially over coming months, but drug company Pfizer has moved to clarify what Aussies should expect.
The Prime Minister did a media blitz on Friday, saying the number of available doses would rise to a million a week after Australia secured 300,000 jabs ahead of schedule for greater Sydney.“We have been working with Pfizer now for quite some period of time to bring forward our supplies,” Mr Morrison told Today.
While the Prime Minister never said the doses were extras, Pfizer clarified in a statement on Friday thatLong queues of people form at the Olympic Park Vaccination Hub in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Gaye GerardThe company said its delivery schedule would be continually updated in line with the “ramp-up” in the vaccine’s availability in Australia. “Deliveries to Australia remain on track, and we continue to update our weekly delivery schedule in line with the ramp-up,” it said.When asked about the Pfizer statement, Mr Morrison said: “I never said there were additional doses. They are bring forward doses.” Aussies received 1.7 million Pfizer jabs in June. Mr Morrison said this would rise to 2.8 million in July and 4.5 million in August. “We’ve got 1300 extra GPs coming on line this month to deliver the Pfizer vaccine,” Mr Morrison told Today.Get your political briefing from news.com.au's political editor Samantha Maiden.
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