Last modified on Thu 29 Jul 2021 00.48 EDT It is the phrase the prime minister used repeatedly at the start of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout: âItâs not a race.â As Australia lags behind much of the world in getting jabs into arms, his choice of words has come back to haunt him. Scott Morrisonâs critics accuse him of attempting to rewrite history by claiming he wasnât talking about getting people vaccinated when he uttered the now infamous phrase, but the regulatory approval process that preceded it. âWhen we made those remarks, we were talking about the regulation of the vaccines. Iâm not sure if people are aware of that,â Morris told Sevenâs Sunrise program on Thursday.