Rift between states and Morrison government over AstraZeneca vaccine for under 40s grows

Queensland chief health officer says she did not want under 40s getting the vaccine, as federal government says there has been no change to advice

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Multiple state governments have directly criticised the commonwealth's new position on the AstraZeneca vaccine, with Queensland saying that it does not want under 40s to get AstraZeneca" and Victoria accusing Scott Morrison of creating unnecessary confusion.

In a series of press conferences on Wednesday, Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia all distanced themselves from the prime minister's suggestion that people aged under 40 should approach GPs for the AstraZeneca dose.