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

As I've said a number of times today, for every Australian who wants access to a vaccine, our intention is to make that available to them by the end of this year. The timing of their full vaccination will be dependent on when they take that up. Senator Birmingham said recently that some Australians may still be getting vaccinated next year because that may be their choice. If they have the first dose of a vaccine that's made available to them late in December, they won't get the second dose of AstraZeneca, if that's the choice of the vaccine they take up, until 12 weeks later. Those are the simple facts. Our intention, as I've said a number of times today, is to provide every Australian who wants access to a vaccine to have available to them that vaccine by the end of this year. I could not have been clearer. If the Labor Party don't want to listen to the answer, I can't help that. I have been very consistent with all of my answers today. (Time expired)