Joanne Ryan (Lalor, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, how many of the Victorians infected in the latest COVID-19 outbreak were vaccinated?

Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I am happy to seek that information from the Victorian government.

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Members on my left!

Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

We actually don't have access to the personal details of individuals under the confidentiality—

Government members interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Members on my right!

Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It's a legal matter. But, having said that, I am happy to say that Australia has just had a record vaccination day—which I am sure will be welcomed by those on the opposition benches.

Opposition members interjecting—

So 104,000 Australians—almost 3.8 million Australian all up—have now been vaccinated. That is good news for Australia. What that shows is that, as we have expanded access to vaccination, everybody over the age of 50—

Honourable members interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Minister for Health will pause for a second. I'm issuing a general warning. If members want to continue interjecting, I'll eject them. There's no point in me repeating myself over and over again. I'm going to be unusually succinct. If anyone doesn't understand what I'm saying, feel free to approach the chair. Members on both sides.

Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Everybody over the age of 50 has access to vaccination in Australia, and we are seeing those numbers increase both in our general practice—

Mr Watts interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Gellibrand will excuse himself from the House under the provisions of standing order 94(a).

The member for Gellibrand then left the chamber.

Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

where, between the general practice and the aged-care vaccinations, we've seen over 60,000 vaccinations in the last 24 hours, and through the state system, where we have seen approximately 40,000 vaccinations. Those two systems are working together. What that means is that more Australians are being vaccinated every day. Three weeks ago was a record week. Two weeks ago was another record. Last week was a record. This week we've already seen a record daily number of vaccinations—

Ms Madeleine King interjecting—

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Brand will excuse herself from the House under the provisions of standing order 94(a). I'm just making very clear to the House, members might be happy to behave in an unparliamentary way every single question time. I'm not prepared for that to continue. I'm making it very clear.

The member for Gellibrand then left the chamber.

Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

of 104,000 vaccinations, but very significantly that includes two other critical figures. In our aged-care population, 95 per cent of facilities have already been vaccinated, and that includes 15 out of 15 in the local government area of Whittlesea, which have all had second doses. It also includes the fact that, as of today, 50 per cent of the over-seventies around Australia have been vaccinated. That is a fundamental and important protection because, as we expand our ability to be vaccinated, we start with the most vulnerable. We then work our way through, and what we see is that those in aged care have a 95 per cent vaccination facility— (Time expired)