Vaccine roll out picks up pace as clinics report dive in interest

Dr Tony Bartone (right), prepares to administer a locally manufactured AstraZeneca vaccine at CSL in Melbourne. Source: AAP

Australia's vaccine rollout is showing signs of gathering pace with the daily number of shots administered climbing over one hundred thousand for the first time. The record tally comes as the Federal Government defends its handling of the program against claims it's encouraged hesitancy in the over 50s to take the Astra Zeneca shot.

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