Ms Palaszczuk said she might have to make an Olympic bid presentation in Tokyo on behalf of the state and,if successful,sign Olympic agreements.
“If I can’t go to Tokyo,[Queensland Sport and Tourism Industry Minister] Stirling Hinchliffe will need to go. So that is why he has been vaccinated with the Pfizer as well,” she said.
Ms Palaszczuk with her dog Winton (right) and her nephew’s dog Oakey before a press conference in Brisbane last year.Credit:Glenn Hunt
Ms Palaszczuk had told ABC Radio Brisbane earlier this month she was bitten by Winton,who joined the family in 2017 and is a cross between a golden retriever and poodle also known as a goldendoodle,in her backyard two weeks before getting her flu shot.
She had defendednot getting the COVID-19 shot earlier with chief health officer Jeannette Young under phase 1b of the rollout,from March 22,as she did not want to jump the queue.
Dr Young and Health Minister Yvette D’Ath received the AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday and May 28,respectively.
Queensland health practitioners have administered 283,768 COVID-19 vaccine doses. The state’s population is more than 5.23 million. In comparison,Victorians have received 650,878 vaccines doses,while NSW has administered 499,725 vaccine doses.
Ms Palaszczuk said 17,032 vaccines were administered across the weekend with the help of 18 new community hubs,after setting a goal of 15,000. No new cases were recorded in the state.
There would also be three additional hubs opened in time for the weekend,Ms D’Ath said. Slower uptake in regional areas meant these were more likely to pop up in the south-east corner where demand was higher.
Priority groups include aged care and disability workers,and those aged 40 to 49.
At the weekend’s Queensland Labor conference,Ms Palaszczuk demanded the federal government take over responsibility for building and operating a dedicated quarantine facility.
Criteria for attracting federal funding was tabled at national cabinet on Friday,including that centres must be an hour’s drive to a tertiary hospital,which would effectively kill off Queensland’s plan for afacility near Toowoomba.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison claimed Queensland hadnot provided enough detail of its plan.
On Monday,Ms Palaszczuk insisted a more comprehensive plan had been passed on to the federal government.
Ms Palaszczuk was the second-last state or territory leader to receive a first dose of a COVID vaccine.
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr was the last remaining unvaccinated leader. A spokeswoman for Mr Barr said the 48-year-old was booked in to receive a Pfizer shot on Saturday.
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