Australia’s vaccine plans have received a boost after the Prime Minister confirmed extra doses of the Pfizer jab had been secured - and it's left some Kiwi medical professionals wondering where our vaccines are. 

Scott Morrison confirmed the government had struck a deal for another 10 million Pfizer doses, doubling Australia’s order for a jab considered the world’s most effective protection from COVID-19.

“These additional vaccines have been secured consistent with our requirements under the strategy,” he told reporters in Canberra.

Morrison confirmed Australia was on track to begin its vaccine rollout at the end of the month.

“That puts us in a very good position, particularly with our sovereign vaccine production capability,” he said.

Health Minister Greg Hunt would not be drawn on a timetable for the additional doses, but guaranteed they would arrive before the end of the year.

He said the rollout was the “next critical step” in Australia’s fight against COVID-19.

MedSafe yesterday approved the jab here, but Pfizer is only committing to delivering us the 1.5-million doses we've ordered.

Medicines New Zealand Chief Executive Graeme Jarvis told Heather du Plessis-Allan he doesn't buy the line it's because we're a small country.

"Iceland's got these vaccines, their a small country. They've in fact got two vaccines they are rolling out through immunisation programmes."

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