Senate debates

Wednesday, 25 August 2021

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: Vaccination

2:24 pm

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

The vaccination of children is clearly a part of the national vaccination programs. We continue to operate the vaccination rollout based on the health advice. The ATAGI advice with respect to vaccination of children is expected to be available for national cabinet this week. The Doherty institute has said that the 70 and 80 per cent numbers don't change with respect to the vaccination of children and the including of children in the targets. National cabinet—not the Liberal Party, not the Labor Party, not the Greens—has commissioned the Doherty institute to do this work. Liberal governments and Labor governments across the country—

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