I reject the assertion made by the member, and … I thank the member for Robertson Mr Speaker for her advocacy and working closely with myself, the minister for health, and of course Lieutenant General Frewen and working through the challenges of this applies to those on the Central Coast and the Hunter.
Now Mr Speaker, the commonwealth government continued to provide more doses of two GPs, pharmacists, and all of those distribution points and points of presence right across New South Wales, with no changes to the supply arrangement.
The New South Wales government, Mr Speaker, made a choice to redirect supplies from state hubs in New South Wales … Last night Mr Speaker I was able to advise the premier that 180,000 additional doses would be brought forward to support the effort into New South Wales on the condition also that the 20,000 doses went back into the regions, went back into the Central Coast, went back into the Hunter, went back into Armidale, went back into the south coast of New South Wales, went back to those communities that needed them, and the premier readily agreed.
… We were able to advise of 111,000 brought forward doses to support the vaccination in south east Queensland.
Now Mr Speaker, I appreciate and welcome the work that has been done by the minister for health, the secretary for health, and General Frewen, looking at what the urgent needs are … without taking a single dose from the vaccination program in any other state or territory, or in any other place anywhere else around the country Mr Speaker.
So we managed the program to delivered on the areas of critical need, to ensure that we continue to support the program right across the country. With another record a day of over 220,000 doses administered in a single day, well over 1 million doses be delivered per week, one of 80% of those aged over 70 have had their first of those, and the vaccination program goes from strength to strength.
When the leader of the opposition, Mr Speaker, decides to sit down at talks with General Frewen later today, I am sure he could get the information, because he has been absent when it comes to getting advice from those earlier Mr Speaker.
