COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:25): As a supplementary question for the Premier, given the Premier is not aware of the targets that have been set for April in terms of the numbers, can he confirm: is there a target for the month of April?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:26): I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his interest in this area. There is some complexity with setting targets.

Members interjecting:

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: There is some complexity with regard to those targets because, as the Leader of the Opposition would appreciate if he has been following this, there is a combination between state government vaccinations and federal government vaccinations.

The federal government is responsible in the first phase (phase 1a) for looking at all of the aged-care facilities and also the disability residential facilities in South Australia. With regard to phase 1b, which will be starting imminently, they are responsible for the management of the vaccine rollout through the GPs. So we are dealing with a combined effort.

The Prime Minister is committed to, and the national cabinet is committed to, regular reporting. I think the first report card went up on Sunday, only a few days ago, and I encourage the Leader of the Opposition to take a look at that. I think that South Australia has had a prudent and careful and effective start to the vaccine rollout across Australia. I expect that to continue into the future.