Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Influenza Vaccinations Influenza Vaccinations The Hon. F. PANGALLO Legislative Council Influenza Vaccinations The Hon. F. PANGALLO (14:40): Supplementary: can the minister confirm or deny reports that have been in the media today that there is a shortage in South Australia of the flu vaccine? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Influenza Vaccinations The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:40): That may be the fact of the matter in the private sector; there is certainly no shortage in relation to the National Immunisation Program. In relation to that shortage in the private sector, I would like to acknowledge the announcement by the commonwealth government on 20 April of the procurement of another three million vaccines, which will be going into community pharmacies in, I understand, April, May and June.