Analysis

Vaccine rollout has Qld behind the pack again on COVID-19 response

Queensland has appeared flat-footed in its health response to COVID-19 innoculation. As economies open up and politicians attempt to keep borders open, the Palaszczuk government will be hoping its luck doesn’t run out.

Mark LudlowQueensland bureau chief

Updated Mar 15, 2021 – 7.04pm, first published at 1.59pm

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Not content with having a sluggish economy due to its stop-start border closures last year during the coronavirus pandemic, Queensland is also falling behind the pack when it comes to its vaccine rollout.

With the state on high alert following a doctor testing positive to COVID-19 late last week, the spotlight has again fallen on the Palaszczuk government and its health response to the coronavirus.

Mark Ludlow writes on politics, energy and infrastructure based in Brisbane.