Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

Fitch, in their restatement of the credit rating, noted that the vaccine rollout should support domestic sentiment and said, 'The Australian economy has weathered the pandemic well compared with peers.' They pointed out our, 'successful virus containment and an effective fiscal and monetary response' to the pandemic.

The vaccine rollout commenced this week with the rollout of the Pfizer vaccine around the country. This is a significant step in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and the next stages of recovery. The vaccine rollout will help to reinforce confidence across our economy. We ask every Australian to get the vaccine, which is critical to protecting them from serious illness or potentially something even worse. People in priority groups who are most at risk and who need protection the most will and are receiving the vaccine first. Under our plan some 240 aged-care facilities across the country and 16 major public hospitals, 60,000 Australians living and working in aged care and disability care will receive the vaccine first along with frontline workers— (Time expired)