Senate debates

Monday, 22 November 2021

Questions without Notice

COVID-19: South-East Asia

2:53 pm

Photo of Marise PayneMarise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Fawcett again for his supplementary question. Australia has made a commitment to share 60 million COVID-19 vaccines with our Indo-Pacific partners by the end of 2022. That includes 20 million vaccines for Indonesia and 7.8 million for Vietnam. We have also committed $300 million in vaccine support to South-East Asia and a further $100 million to the Quad Vaccine Partnership. Already, we have shared more than 6.2 million doses with ASEAN countries, which includes 4.6 million doses to Indonesia and 1.5 million doses to Vietnam. We've also partnered with Indonesia to provide emergency COVID assistance, including oxygen-related and other medical supplies, support for Indonesia's health response, and community resilience through our work with NGOs, UN agencies, community organisations and provincial governments. We'll continue to partner with South-East Asia as we stand together to strengthen our region's health security through the recovery and beyond.

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