Originally Posted by
donpizmeov
it's access to vacine was lower, with other countries being given the priority.
Nope. Sorry going to have to strongly disagree with this point.
Australia ordered a “home grown” UQ vaccine which failed.
They also ordered the AZ, which did have supply issues earlier in the year, but since about May has been manufactured in Australia. Because of the limited supply, the government was happy to make a big deal about the blood clots because it reduced demand for the vaccine and helped cover up the supply issues.
The Pfizer was a token order (initially 10 M). They added a top up order after the UQ vaccine failed (another 10 M).
However…
The extra 10 M was always due to arrive in the
“third quarter of 2021”. This isn’t because other countries were “given priority”, it’s because the government did such a poor job of ordering useful vaccines and this was the delivery slots available to them.
Yes they had the luxury of time due to the border restrictions. But if the last month has proven anything, it’s not IF, but WHEN another outbreak occurs and the weakness of
“it’s not a race” is quickly uncovered.