Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) Share this | Hansard source

Australia has developed a road map based on a phased approach. The purpose of phasing is to identify and make the vaccine available to high-risk Australians first. Our priority—phase 1A—is being given to aged-care and disability residents and frontline staff, healthcare workers and quarantine and border workers.

Phase 1B, where up to 14.8 million doses will be made available, includes those aged over 70 years. Phase 1B also includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over 55, younger adults with an underlying medical condition or disability and critical and high-risk workers, including defence, police, fire and emergency services. Phase 2A includes adults aged over 50, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over 18 and other critical and high-risk workers.