Tagged COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Calling in the army for the vaccine rollout and every other emergency shows how ill-prepared we are

Defence

News the army’s Lieutenant General John “JJ” Frewen has been picked to lead a new COVID-19 vaccination task force has prompted fresh discussion of the defence force’s role in Australia. Frewen, already the commander of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) COVID-19 task force, will now also direct a “military-style scale up phase of the beleaguered […]

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The Briefing: Commonwealth, state and territory public servants receive varying levels of vaccine support, obligations and communication

By Chris Woods

Australian Capital Territory

Here’s a comprehensive rundown of how public servants have been considered in the commonwealth, state and territory vaccine rollouts.

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The Briefing: Commonwealth vs states, business, backbenchers, doctors etc etc on reopening international border

By Chris Woods

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Scott Morrison faces pressure from multiple parties to ramp up and/or clarify plans to reopen Australia’s international borders throughout 2022.

Nurses’ experience in mass vaccine delivery ‘overlooked’ by government

By Melissa Coade

Federal

Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward queries how effective the government’s vaccine rollout plans could be when nurses are not being consulted.

Tehan heads overseas to discuss COVID-19 vaccine supply

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

The government has been widely criticised for failing to rollout the COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as it had planned, and has reversed its initial target.

The cold reality of deploying 8,000 vaccines to PNG

By Tony Heynen, Paul Lant and Vigya Sharma

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Australia wants to send 1 million vaccine doses to PNG – but without reliable electricity, how will they be kept cold?

COVID-19 vaccine rollout