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Asked if he’s ruling out prioritising groups like teachers, Sutton says:
I am not ruling out anything. I am saying supplies are constrained. But there is legitimate eligibility right now that is open to teachers and many others in Victoria.
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Brett Sutton is asked why Victoria, unlike NSW and Queensland, has not prioritised teachers for vaccination. He says:
There are many teachers who are already eligible by virtue of their age group or that there are others who are teachers for a class in which there is a child in a disability who would also meet some eligibility requirements. The issue of prioritisation is one that is set by the Commonwealth. And supply remains a constraint for us.