Australia ‘at back of the queue’ for Pfizer Covid vaccines, minister admits

Bulk of Pfizer and other mRNA vaccines expected to arrive in third quarter of this year, despite widespread lockdowns

Australia's finance minister has said the country is at the back of the queue" for Pfizer vaccines, contradicting assurances from the prime minister Scott Morrison and the health minister that our strategy puts Australia at the front of the queue".

Simon Birmingham on Thursday said Australia has had supply challenges because European countries and drug companies have favoured those nations who've had high rates of Covid for the delivery of vaccines like Pfizer".