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

The document that I tabled yesterday, which was provided to the states by Lieutenant General Frewen on Monday, was to provide to the states and territories an indication of the vaccine volumes that will be provided to them on a weekly basis between now and the end of this calendar year. That is the point of that. That is a terminology that is a part of that document. It is about providing information to the states and territories so that they can adequately and appropriately plan their requirements for people to vaccinate Australians as the amounts of vaccine begin to grow towards the end of the year. This is about working with the states and assisting them with their planning in relation to the workforce they will need to roll out the vaccine so that Australians, as we have said on a number of occasions, have the opportunity to access a vaccine before the end of this year.

The document provides information as to the amount of vaccines of various types that will be provided to the states. It provides information about the volumes of vaccines that will be provided to GPs and through those various pathways that Australians will be able to access a vaccine by the end of this year. This is providing information to assist the states and territories and those that are working with the government on vaccinating Australians with the information they need for their logistical planning.