The Queensland Premier has levelled the blame for the vaccine overdose of two aged care residents in the Sunshine State “entirely” on the Morrison government.
Annastacia Palaszczuk also demanded the Prime Minister call an urgent national cabinet meeting as soon possible to discuss the concerning development.
A doctor has been stood down amid an investigation after an 88-year-old man and 94-year-old woman were given more than the recommended dosage of the coronavirus jab on Tuesday morning.
“None of this is good enough and the federal government must explain itself,” Ms Palaszczuk told state parliament on Wednesday morning, insisting the vaccine program was “entirely the responsibility” of the Morrison government, which has leaned on private contractors to deliver the vital jab.
“I want to know what training is provided to the people the federal government is employing to administer the vaccines in our aged care facilities.
“I want to know about the communications strategies for the next phases of the rollout of the vaccine.”
Ms Palaszczuk said the vaccine failure on just the second day of the rollout was disturbing because “people need and must have full confidence in this vaccine”.
“The federal government needs to release when they are vaccinating people and the numbers they are vaccinating,” she said.
Health Minister Greg Hunt revealed the blunder in a press conference on Wednesday morning.
“Basically a doctor gave an incorrect dose to two patients yesterday,” he said. “It’s important we’re upfront.”
Mr Hunt said the patients were being monitored and no adverse reactions had been reported so far.
“This is an individual practitioner who has clearly made an error and around the country – and you will remember from multiple press conferences, I’ve indicated that whether it’s the flu, whether it’s other things, during the course of any one year, there would be challenges, issues and errors,” he said.
“Ordinarily they wouldn’t necessarily be focused on. They’d be dealt with through the ordinary measures.
“Because of the national focus on this, it’s natural and understandable that those things which would ordinarily occur are given greater prominence.
“I absolutely understand that and, indeed, I’ve made the decision that I thought we should address this upfront to show that the safety guards that were put in place did actually work.”
Mr Hunt said while there was “an initial error”, three safeguards were immediately kicked into place.
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