Australia’s October Vaccination Target ‘Tough Deadline to Meet’: Expert

A vile of COVID-19 vaccine is held by Advanced Pharmacist Rachael Raleigh at Gold Coast University Hospital in Gold Coast, Australia, on Feb. 22, 2021. Glenn Hunt/Getty Images

The federal government’s goal to vaccinate most Australians against the CCP virus by October will be unachievable unless current rates are significantly increased.

Instead, an alternative goal to vaccinate more than 20 million Australians is more realistic by the end of the year, Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid said.