COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout

Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:12): My question is to the Premier. Given the recent medi-hotel outbreak from the Playford Hotel, why not have all workers vaccinated at all medi-hotels rather than just at the Tom's Court Hotel?

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:12): Well, of course, the incident that occurred at the Playford Hotel had nothing to do with the vaccination rate amongst the workforce. To suggest that had something to do with it seems an extraordinarily long bow, and I think it goes more to the point that the Leader of the Opposition hasn't been following the COVID response we have in South Australia.

Mr Malinauskas: I didn't say that. Answer the question.

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL: It's difficult to even know how to answer a question that is putting two completely disparate pieces of information alongside each other. The reality is that there now is a confirmed situation where somebody has become infected at one of our quarantine hotels—in fact, the Playford Hotel. The genomics testing confirms that.

What we know is that there is a thorough investigation underway by SA Health into the circumstances that could have led to that. We have reviewed all the CCTV footage and we have interviewed staff there. That draft report is with Professor Nicola Spurrier at the moment. She is reviewing those findings. We hope to be able to release that to the public within the next 24 to 48 hours.