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Winter COVID-19 case surge sparks $1b vaccine spend

Tom McIlroy

Ahead of an expected surge in omicron infections this winter and Australia’s first serious flu season since the start of the pandemic, the Morrison government will spend another $1 billion on COVID-19 vaccines.

Tuesday’s federal budget includes $6 billion in funding for a national winter response plan, designed to provide a co-ordinated national approach to managing the dual spread of flu and COVID-19.

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Tom McIlroy was the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief.

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