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Coalition’s ‘stupid’ October target creates more problems for Australia’s vaccine rollout, thinktank says
Massive gap between the promise and the delivery could see rise in vaccine hesitancy and loss of public confidence
The federal government’s promise that every eligible Australian would be vaccinated against Covid-19 by October was “always stupid, patently so,” leading health economist and director of the Grattan Institute’s health program, Prof Stephen Duckett said.
It means the government now has a difficult job ahead of it in rebuilding confidence in the vaccine rollout and preventing vaccine hesitancy, he said.
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