Prime Minister Scott Morrison answers COVID-19 jab questions

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hit out at a growing problem which threatens to derail Australia's COVID-19 recovery hopes.

Aussie PM Scott Morrison has revealed the biggest threat in Australia's coronavirus battle. 

 

 

Mr Morrison and Secretary of the Department of Health Professor Brendan Murphy appeared live on news.com.au’s Facebook page this evening to talk about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

The chat was conducted by news.com.au’s national political editor Samantha Maiden, who asked Mr Morrison and Mr Murphy about our readers' biggest concerns and queries regarding the vaccine.

Mr Morrison said misinformation and conspiracy theories being shared on social media was one of the biggest challenges the nation faced during the pandemic.

"The issue escalated over the last 24 hours," Mr Morrison said tonight.

"I mean, there's lots of information out there on Facebook and frankly I wouldn't be paying attention to most of it, there's not a lot that's being provided by official government sources...But, you know, the matter has been escalated in the media and it was important that I addressed it as firmly as I did today."

The issue has been under the spotlight today after Mr Morrison privately rebuked rogue Coalition MP Craig Kelly over his bizarre coronavirus theories, before publicly slapping him down in Parliament.

The live chat was part of news.com.au's  Our Best Shot campaign, which aims to answer your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine roll out.

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Read on for all the key moments from the interview.