Senate debates
Monday, 27 November 2023
Questions without Notice
COVID-19: Vaccination
2:31 pm
Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source
I can't go into the confidential agreements that have been reached in procuring vaccines. These are agreements that are reached between the government and the vaccine provider, and we do so in a way that allows for the rollout of continued vaccination and booster shots to protect people from COVID-19. These are the arrangements that were entered into during the pandemic. Those arrangements are continuing. We think there's a very important public health reason to ensure that we are procuring vaccines and making them available so people can take their booster. I would say that booster levels remain low—and we do want to see those increase—and that people should go and get their booster if they're ready for one or if they're six months past the last COVID-19 bout.
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