Albanese slams Morrison government over backflip on booster shot intervals

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has accused the Morrison government of passing off Labor's suggestions as its own as the Health Minister announced a reduction to booster shot intervals. It comes after Health Minister Greg Hunt announced COVID vaccine booster intervals will be brought forward to four months from January 4 and then to three months on January 31. Just yesterday Mr Albanese's calls for a reduction in booster intervals was met by sharp rebuke by Mr Hunt who slammed the comments as “completely inappropriate” and that he was not up to being Prime Minister. "This is a government by echo," Mr Albanese said on Friday. "Labor says something, then we wait a couple of days to hear it back from the government as if it's its own idea. "Labor says something constructive, the government ridicules it and trashes it, then a day or two later they announce it as their own policy and want everyone to acknowledge what a masterstroke it is that they've come up with it." Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au