PM Scott Morrison flip-flops on his power to influence Atagi’s advice on AstraZeneca Covid vaccine

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison said there had been a ‘constant appeal’ to the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation [Atagi] to change its advice on who is eligible for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Moments later in the press conference at the Lodge, the prime minister expressed shock that he might be able to influence Atagi at all, saying, ‘Well, I cannot control what Atagi advises.’ Jonathan Kearsley from the Nine Network responded by noting: ‘You just said there is a constant appeal for them to change that advice.’ To which Morrison replied, ‘Sure,’ before giving the call to another reporter. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs Follow the Australia Covid live blog for the latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia... Morrison offers microaggression and deflection, when all we want is an apology – and a solution | Katharine Murphy ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia... Scott Morrison says he has pressed Atagi to change its advice on AstraZeneca ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia... Covid Australia vaccine rollout tracker: total number of people and per cent vaccinated, daily vaccine doses and rate of progress ► https://www.theguardian.com/australia... Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contr... Website ► https://theguardian.com/au Facebook ►   / theguardianaustralia   Instagram ►   / guardianaustralia   Twitter ►   / guardianaus   TikTok ►   / guardianaustralia   LinkedIn ►   / guardianaustralia