There will be vaccines, we believe, to get that happening, he told reporters in Perth.
The federal government is facing criticism over its decision to dump a vaccine rollout timetable after falling short of its initial targets.
Mr Morrison attributed the delays to three million doses failing to arrive from Europe and medical advice for people under 50 to avoid the AstraZeneca jab.
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The role of pharmacists in the rollout is also being reconsidered after the recommendations about AstraZeneca threw the program into chaos.
The government is attempting to complete vaccinations for the most vulnerable people by the middle of the year.
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In January this year, Maninder Mehta left his wife and kids in Sydney to travel to India to see his father who was gravely ill and in need of open-heart surgery.
He also wanted to provide support for his 70-year-old mother, who has no other family in India.
“Sadly, [my father] passed away after his surgery in February and this came as a shock to all of us, especially our mother,” Maninder told SBS News.
“Now my mother is in a most vulnerable position as she was completely dependent on my father, who was pretty active otherwise. [My family] wanted to take our mother along [back home to Australia] so we can grieve together as a whole family.”