The nation's vaccine coordinator says there are 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses currently ready for use, as the federal government continues to push for a fully vaccinated nation by the end of the year.
On Friday, the national cabinet gave an in-principle approval to a full vaccination plan of 70 per cent that would see border restrictions ease and city-wide lockdowns become unlikely, although no date was agreed.
"We are saying every Australian who wants access to a first dose will have that opportunity this year," Lieutenant General John Frewen told Sky News' Sunday Agenda program,
"I think with the supply that is coming on, we have got a really fantastic chance to get the vast amount of Australians fully vaccinated this year if they choose to do so."
He said there are more than a million and half doses of AstraZeneca ready for use which are being shipped out as the orders come in.
Almost 19 per cent of Australians have been fully vaccinated.
The Queensland government on Saturday imposed a snap three-day lockdown in the state's south east, joining Sydney in its lengthy shutdown.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said these lockdowns are concerning and come at immense cost to the economy.
"That is why we are striving as hard as we can as we move towards Christmas to get as many inoculations done," he told Sky News.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been criticised for his handling of the vaccine rollout, but Mr Joyce won't have a bar of it.
"What he should have done is a very interesting discussion, but what he should do next is vastly more important and that is where we are focusing on is how we deal with this right now," he said.
Meanwhile, the Australian Defence Force has sent another 300 troops to Sydney to help NSW police with isolation and welfare checks. NSW reported 210 new locally acquired virus cases on Saturday, with the source of 120 infections still being investigated.
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