Victoria has been plunged back into lockdown, the state’s fourth since the start of the pandemic.




But this time there’s one big difference: vaccines that were supposed to help keep us safe and avoid outbreaks like this are now available, but in Australia take up has been slow.




Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on how Victoria entered lockdown and who shoulders the blame.




Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno.




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Victoria has been plunged back into lockdown, the state’s fourth since the start of the pandemic. But this time there’s one big difference: vaccines that were supposed to help keep us safe and avoid outbreaks like this are now available, but in Australia take up has been slow. Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on how Victoria entered lockdown and who shoulders the blame. Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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Victoria has been plunged back into lockdown, the state’s fourth since the start of the pandemic.But this time there’s one big difference: vaccines that were supposed to help keep us safe and avoid outbreaks like this are now available, but in Austr...