Originally Posted by
Ragnor
Fed Gov plan is to have 4million people done by end of March. Given the cautious approach and planning they’re taking they can’t afford to mess this up. Sco Mo will announce an election some time this yr so this will be apart of his election campaign, the success of the roll out.
Most definitely - in an election year ScoMo can't really campaign on closing the international border like the state leaders were able to trumpet their excellence in keeping out the great unwashed. WA appears to be doing just that (election in Mar). ScoMo will be judged strongly on the rollout and it's perceived effectiveness from now until then. It is in his best interests for it not to be a clusterf*ck. The federal health department doesn't seem as dazed and confused as some of it's state counterparts.
News suggests most of USA and Europe under emergency protocols are not even coming close to using all of their batch allocations (lots of vials in warehouses not being utilised yet).
We have a chance for the government to really try to get the rollout right. Media suggests they are working with the states and territories right now... I think in this aspect of the pandemic response there is room for cautious optimism.