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Advertisement It was January 7, against a backdrop of chaos and violence at the United States Capitol, when Prime Minister Scott Morrison held a press conference in Canberra to announce an expedited rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia. The aim was to vaccinate 4 million people by the end of March. “That is a target,” he said. “That is what we are working to. But as the information and other things become clearer, then I think we can provide further updates on how we are tracking against those goals.” This was a qualified promise, but such is the nature of politics that the number stuck. And last week, with fewer than 700,000 people inoculated, Morrison and his health minister Greg Hunt were always going to be held to account for failing to deliver by the deadline.

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