Prime Minister Scott Morrison has refused to put a target on when he expects all eligible Australians to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine due to its uncertain nature. 9News READ MORE:
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth says multiple setbacks have hindered Australia's vaccine rollout following the axing of the country's jab timeline.
But he suggested the mass vaccination rollout was unchartered territory and the government was not necessarily to blame for the roadblocks.Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth says setbacks have occurred in the vaccine rollout."There are things like supply shortages and new evidence coming to light and new announcements from advisory groups and all these things will ... affect how this vaccination program plays out.
"While we would like to see these doses completed before the end of the year, it is not possible to set such targets given the many uncertainties involved. Updated advice stunted the rollout of the AstraZeneca jab – the locally produced vial designated to be the "workhorse" of the government's plan – after an extremely rare blood clotting disorder was found to potentially affect some people.