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 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
