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The General running Australia's vaccine rollout

Sep 01, 202121 minSeason 2Ep. 199
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We’re all being urged to get a Covid vaccine so the nation can reach the critical milestones of 70 and 80 percent vaccination.  They’re the targets state and territory governments have to hit before we can transition out of lockdowns and back to life pre-Covid 19.

 

Prime Minister Scot Morrison appointed Lieutenant General John Frewen as coordinator of the National COVID Vaccine Taskforce.  It’s General Frewen’s job to get as many vaccines to as many people as possible.

 

In this Briefing, we talk about getting vaccines to regional hotspots; the NEXT stage of the Covid roadmap to freedom; and whether we’ll be required to get booster shots next year and beyond….

 

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