Is ATAGI really to blame?
The expert group has been criticised by the Prime Minister as well as doctors, who say its advice has not helped the country's battle against COVID-19
For the last twenty years ATAGI has remained largely unmolested by the politicians.
But that seemed to change a few weeks back when Prime Minister Scott Morrison decided to encourage younger people to reach out to their GP about the AstraZeneca vaccine despite ATAGI’s advice that it should not be their ‘preferred option’.
He also seemed to push some of the blame for Australia’s struggling rollout its way too, suggesting its declarations, while based on science, had been discouraging uptake of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
But it’s not just the pollies taking pot shots. Criticism has also come from doctors who suggest its experts remained locked in an ivory tower. Is any of it fair?
