Australia has finally hit a major vaccine milestone amid fresh questions about the planning of the nation’s jab rollout.
After suffering a slow start to the rollout, the vaccinations picked up speed in the later half of the year thanks in part to the Delta outbreaks across the nation’s east coast.Speaking with Sky News, vaccine rollout chief Lieutenant General John Frewen said Australians had responded “remarkably” to the call to get vaccinated.
The emergence of the Omicron variant has launched fresh questions about the effectiveness of the vaccine rollout after a decision to bring forward booster shots to five months led to a rush of people attempting to get their third jab.
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