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Vaccination race that stopped a nation

Why does Australia ignore its own breakthrough inventions?

2 October 2021

9:00 AM

2 October 2021

9:00 AM

When Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in March that the Covid vaccination rollout was not a race it was a political mistake for a simple reason; there’s nothing Australians love more than a race, particularly when it aligns with traditional rivalries. For our pandemic-primed premiers, nothing matters more than claiming a win against a counterpart.

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