Re: CV and mad panic behaviour
Reply #4261 –
IMO, Dodge, lockdowns and elimination should have been used to buy us time to vaccinate quickly. But the Federal Government has been like a uni student who used swot vac to party and then tries to cram everything in the night before the exam. Right now, we should have been where we’ll be early next year. Unfortunately, it seems that outbreaks and subsequent lockdowns are the only way to generate supply of and demand for vaccines.
Firstly the Fed government along with a large US/Australian Pharma company were committed to building pandemic ready vaccine facility well before Covid broke, fact. Secondly, buying in vaccinations from other parts of the world where all the big players are when youre an outpost and pimple like Australia is no mean feat. I think we did well to secure the doses we did if I'm honest. As for lining up locally with CSL to make the AZ vaccine, it was the only choice the government really had. Pfizer doesnt manafucture it here and isn't big enough or ready to make here it anyway. CSL was. Do you think CSL was going to get in bed with Pfizer to contract make their vaccine for them? Yeah right. Be like Carlton and Collingwood sharing coaching/IP resources.