Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The budget papers themselves make no reference to first or second doses. They make no reference to either of them. I've been very clear, in the medical advice that we've received, that we are working as quickly as we can, together with the states and territories, to ensure we get as many Australians vaccinated as quickly as possible. That's exactly what we're doing. We're doing it with the states and territories. The vaccination program continues to be rolled out, and it will be done so with the support particularly of our general practitioners around the country. That's the plan. That's what we're executing.

It is the next day after the budget. It's the next day after the budget, and, as we come to this dispatch box and talk about economic plans, we get questions from the shadow health minister. The shadow Treasurer—I don't know where he's gone! Is he—

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