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Speaker 1: line to tell us more about this is the Health Minister,

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Speaker 1: Attasha Files.

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Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning, Katie, Good morning listeners.

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Speaker 3: Minister.

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Speaker 1: What is the situation now for those who have or

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Speaker 2: So Katie, it's really important for your listeners if they're

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Speaker 2: quite quickly around Australia. In terms of Melbourne. We saw

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Speaker 2: yesterday evening the Chief Health Officer revoked the hot spot

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Speaker 2: in place for anyone that's visited Tier one, two and

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Speaker 2: three sites. Quite detailed information, kat and that's why I

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Speaker 1: Now, what does it mean for those that are currently

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Speaker 2: Yes, correct, Katie. So obviously that chiefhold Office decision was made.

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Speaker 3: How many people are.

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Speaker 1: We talking how many will either have or are about

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Speaker 2: So Katie, we've got two figures for the Howard Springs facility.

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Speaker 2: We've got around four hundred and seventy people and there

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Speaker 3: Right, So just talk us through that again.

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Speaker 1: Three hundred and fifteen domestic travelers, but how many how

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Speaker 2: So we've still got we had one hundred and thirty

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Speaker 2: But people certainly left the facility, some people territories to

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Speaker 3: No fair enough.

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Speaker 1: Now, what's the situation at the moment with New South

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Speaker 2: We're watching the New South Wales situation very closely and

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Speaker 1: So we'll have a bit of a better idea a

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Speaker 1: I just want to ask about this tiered system. Obviously

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Speaker 2: So, Katie, the teared system is in Victoria and that's

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Speaker 2: if you visited that location, you need to follow the advice.

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Speaker 1: Okay, now we know that the nation's leaders met yesterday

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Speaker 3: Are we getting more supply of the pizer.

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Speaker 2: So, Katie, we will see an increase of the fire

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Speaker 3: So out with the booking system.

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Speaker 2: This, Yeah, Katie, Unfortunately people are still unable in the

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Speaker 3: Now where are we at with this mass vaccination center.

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Speaker 3: When is it going to open?

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Speaker 3: And where is it going to be, Katie.

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Speaker 1: And so have you got a few locations that are

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Speaker 3: So is there a delay to this vaccination hub?

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Speaker 2: I haven't seen that information lately, and I'm happy to

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Speaker 3: For you now, Minister.

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Speaker 1: What is the plan when it comes to the role

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Speaker 1: Now, do you feel as though at this point in

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Speaker 1: time we're tracking well when it comes to the vaccine

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Speaker 1: rollout now that it is all opened up to those

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Speaker 1: over the age of sixteen?

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Speaker 2: So, Katie, we have vaccinated seventy seven thousand people in

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Speaker 2: the territory and over twenty thousand have received their second dose,

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Speaker 2: so that means ten percent of our population aged over

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Speaker 2: sixteen are fully vaccinated against COVID nineteen and that figure

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Speaker 2: really longs to Territorians. They've done an amazing job literally

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Speaker 2: rolling up their sleeve and getting vaccinated. But we mustn't

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Speaker 2: become complacent. And my job as the Health Minister is

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Speaker 2: to make sure that we have the vaccine available and

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Speaker 2: Territorians can access that and I'll continue to work in

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Speaker 2: that space.

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Speaker 1: Well, Minister for Health, Natasha Files, we appreciate your time. Actually,

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Speaker 1: just finally, I know that estimates run all this week

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Speaker 1: as well, but it all finishes up on Thursday, does.

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Speaker 2: It, correct, Katie? So I think you see Minister Kate

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Speaker 2: Warden and Minister Paul Kirby appearing at the hearings today

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Speaker 2: and then Minister Selena Uber and Chancey Paike then Thursday

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Speaker 2: morning is the Governor in corporation, so your power and water,

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Speaker 2: territory generation, etc. This speaker and then we go into

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Speaker 2: Parliament late Thursday afternoon to pass the budget. So what

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Speaker 2: the estimates process is is for your listeners to understand

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Speaker 2: it's going through the budget and it's a committee stage

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Speaker 2: of passing a bill. So we go in Thursday after

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Speaker 2: meet and pass that budget. So it's not a normal

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Speaker 2: sittings day, but we can go in and have that

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Speaker 2: debate and pass the budget for twenty twenty one twenty two.

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Speaker 1: All right, well, minister, I think we'll see you Friday morning.

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Speaker 3: Hopefully that would be great. Sounds good. We'll see you

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Speaker 3: Friday for the week. That was good on you. Thank you.

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Speaker 2: I'm convincing that we'll be sorry.

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Speaker 3: Will you be here or Jane.

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Speaker 2: You're talking about Friday.

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Speaker 3: I'm very organized, Minister Files. We'll catch up with you

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Speaker 3: again very soon. Thank you for your time.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, and.

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Speaker 1: Well I was I've always got Friday on the mind,

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Speaker 1: making sure that we've got everybody lined up for our

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Speaker 1: Friday morning for the week. That was because our next guest,

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Speaker 1: Robin Lambley, she's going to be joining us at nine

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Speaker 1: thirty and she's also going to be joining us on Friday.

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Speaker 1: So Ronnie and I like to be extra organized in

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Speaker 1: here for you all.