Article 5KPGT Australia Covid: Queensland says Pfizer vaccine supply will run out in days

Australia Covid: Queensland says Pfizer vaccine supply will run out in days

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Helen Sullivan in Sydney
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State health minister voices anger at federal authorities on vaccine rollout amid further outbreaks and a lockdown in Alice Springs

The Australian state of Queensland has just eight days of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine left, authorities warned on Wednesday, as confusion over who should receive the AstraZeneca jab continued and outbreaks across the country grew.

The state's health minister, Dr Yvette D'ath, said the federal government had denied Queensland's request for more doses of the Pfizer vaccine, despite having given another state, Victoria, 100,000 doses three weeks ago.

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