Morrison offers microaggression and deflection, when all we want is an apology – and a solution | Katharine Murphy

The it's not a race' vaccine mantra has been discarded, but the prime minister is still running around in circles trying to evade responsibility

• Morrison says he has pressed Atagi to change its advice on AstraZeneca
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It was hard to keep up.

A reporter asked Scott Morrison on Wednesday whether he would consider urging the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (Atagi) to change its latest medical advice on AstraZeneca, opening the inoculation up to people aged 59 and under given more than half of the population is in lockdown and the situation in Sydney is getting worse".