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

I thank the senator for the question. The senator is correct; there was a national cabinet meeting this morning, with the primary issue on the agenda the national vaccine rollout. At that meeting this morning, the coordinator-general of Operation COVID Shield, Lieutenant General Frewen, provided each state and territory with planning projections for Pfizer and AstraZeneca doses for their jurisdictions over the remainder of this year so that the states and territories can effectively plan their vaccine rollouts. The coordinator-general confirmed that Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocations are being provided on a proportional population basis to each state and territory, and the government remains on track to offer every eligible Australian a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2021.