'Unlikely' October vaccine target will be met: Health secretary

Sally Whyte
Updated July 2 2021 - 12:16am, first published March 11 2021 - 5:30pm
Health secretary, Professor Brendan Murphy, made the comment on Thursday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Health secretary, Professor Brendan Murphy, made the comment on Thursday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

It is "unlikely" all Australians will have had their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine by the end of October, with the possibility the initial rollout could even stretch into 2022, Health officials have conceded.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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