COVID-19 vaccines: Supply and demand | Q+A Highlights

This wee, up to 12 million Australians have been in lockdown as the states and territories race to contain COVID outbreaks, pushing our vaccine strategy into the spotlight.

Panellists: Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland; Jason Falinski, NSW Liberal MP; Michelle Ananda-Rajah, Infectious diseases expert; Stephen Duckett, Director of Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute; and Jennifer Hewett, National Affairs Columnist, Australian Financial Review.

This episode was broadcast on Thursday July 1, 2021.

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[joannanorma]

Who's the poor hungover guy the liberal party just threw under a bus? Jason who?

[mailarifer]

The problem is clear that there is short of Pfizer, if there is enough, lots of people will like to get the jab.

[liambruh]

Very good segment
Very wise and clear communication from anastasia and the doctor chick

[tonganqueenb]

All that huffing and puffing in the background 😂😂😂 Poor man, it must be hard listening to the truth. The only winners during this pandemic are the pharmaceutical companies who are laughing all the way to the bank!

[icysaracen]

I saw Jason falinski on the piss the night before this aired.

[gregorymcleod]

QLD premier is happy to lock out Australians by reducing caps but won't let even vaccinated Australians to come back on top of caps.

[pattygould]

Australia has done a fantastic job keeping this virus under control. Don't mess up as you approach the finish line. You get the advantage of seeing how the rest of us screw up in time to avoid making the same mistakes.

[shortiezgame]

Low-socioeconomic status and health?
Precarious work conditions
More people living in a home and lower standard of living conditions in general
Food deserts and low income - less access to healthy food
Less access to health care in some cases (think rural)

[TL-rith]

Dr in white shirt, you don’t know how we got here? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN???? Our CMO and federal politicians have been asleep at the wheel when the rest of the world was putting in their orders for vaccine. If their jobs and income were on the line, they might have ordered enough variants of enough back up vaccines.

[oliverguidetti]

Why did you let glassy Gladys even bother airing an opinion? She’s lucky to have even had an ATAR equivalent let alone a premiership.

[tonyg]

If we were not in a pandemic, AstraZeneca wouldn't have entered the market. These vaccines have been understandably rushed to the market and had it not been for a pandemic there would have been a longer trial period and testing before being released to the greater population. Had the standard processes been followed (that would be typical outside of a pandemic), AstraZeneca wouldn't have seen the light of day

[wongcw]

A lot of people have take AZ and it seems ok. I am getting my 2nd jab soon.

[liambruh]

That guy asking the first question must be an AstraZeneca salesman lol

[cyberwaste]

I've been trying to get back into Australia with my wife for a year. Hurry up and get vaccinated. Get your act together. Australia's vaccination percentage is ridiculously low.

[aussieplaya]

You wait until the Echo variant hits the streets. Be scared.

[valiaudet]

The EU has stopped ordering Astra zenica. Some countries are giving it away as they dont want to use it any more. Australia, please explain rational behind the push for it to be used in under 60's.

[johnadams]

It's a shame that they can't talk about how they're about to run out of food.
Good luck Australia! 🤞