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

Well, that's not true, Senator. Some people can book online. And this vaccination process was always going to start slowly and build up. As I said yesterday, Australians must be patient; they should be patient. Every Australian who wants a vaccination will have access to a vaccination. We are scaling up the rollout of the vaccine as more vaccines become available, and we will continue to do that. We said we'd start the Pfizer vaccine rollout in February, and we did. We said we'd start the AstraZeneca rollout in early March, and we did. And we've now started the rollout of phase b, which will commence next week. And I say to all of those in doctors' surgeries: thank you for your forbearance. I say to all of those on the phone lines yesterday: thank you for the work you did. And I say to all Australians who are seeking a vaccination: be patient, be polite, and you will get the vaccination when you need it. (Time expired)