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‘Extraordinary acceleration’ but vaccine rollout could miss May target

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief
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Australia’s sluggish COVID-19 vaccine rollout could miss another key federal government milestone, with the promise of 6 million doses distributed to the states by mid-May at risk.

As premiers hit back at the Morrison government over criticism of slow vaccination rates around the country, Health Minister Greg Hunt said Australia had reached a new record of 72,826 injections in the 24 hours to Wednesday afternoon.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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